Be aware of Independent Media
Independent media is important to a democratic system. There are either independent
Media or dependent media. The media ran under the supervision of the dictator regime of a state is dangerous. It provides undemocratic news and justification on the suppressive regime. Independent media is important because it stands for democracy and human rights. It is often criticized due to double standard behavior shown by the media. People use media line to earn money using cheap information. These Medias should be filtered by the public.
Independent Media is mirror of a society .In a system there are good and bad things Media criticizes bad parts of the society and encourages the good ones. Take an example of Aaj Tak and star news, they show news about corruption ,showing the corrupts taking bribes .It shows news on scandals ,murder cases like of Nitish katara ,Jessica Lal. It pressurizes the system and warns not to follow the wrong path. It shows news praising people and encourages others.
During the royal regime in Nepal , independent media was abused .Journalist were bitten, jailed. Despite all these harassments the media line fought and helped in
Restoration of democracy. During the royal regime NTV, Gorkhapatra and Radio Nepal were totally under the government ,so they were just puppets of the government .They should be made independent of any government ,so as to make them democratic.
Media is the backbone of any democratic society .Every democratic system needs media and every media needs a democratic system.