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The freedom of the press consists of freedom of access to all sources of information,, , , , , fre or i, edom of publication and freedom of circulation., , - The Press Council of India is entrusted with the task of protecting the freedom of the, , Press and maintaining and improving the standards of the press in the country., , - The teacher may organise a debate between the students who agree or disagree. T hey, , , , , may be asked to give examples to support their answer. After the discussion the students §, , may note down the main points in their notebook., , - Cinema too, helps in the formation of public opinion. Along with stories, music,, , beautiful locations and entertainment, many social problems such as gender bias are, often portrayed in these. This encourages the audience to think about social issues and, , problems and elicits reaction from them., , . The Broadcasting Code comprises the following principles:, , * to ensure the objective presentation of news and fair and unbiased comments, , to promote the advancement of education and culture, , to raise and maintain high standards of decency and decorum in all programmes, , to provide programmes for the young which, through its variety and content, will, , inculcate the values of good citizenship, , to promote communal harmony, religious tolerance and international understanding, , to treat controversial public issues in an impartial manner, , * to respect human rights and dignity, , 4. The government in a democratic country should provide information to the people, , because:, e Access to information through the media ensures that the representatives of the, , people are answerable to the people., ¢ Information helps in formation of public opinion which is a link between the people, , , , and the government., , 5. The right to information campaign in India began with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti, Sangathan (MKSS) movement to introduce transparency in village accounts in, relation to the demand for minimum wages in rural India. Beginning in the villages, of Rajasthan, the movement soon spread across India. In fact, the success of MKSS, became a source of inspiration for activists in India and abroad and led to the genesis 0!, , 4 broader discourse on the right to information in India., , 1. Public opinion is formed and expressed mainly through the accounts of events in, , various forms of mass media and means of communication such as radio, television., newspapers and the Internet. ska :, “¢ Print media sheds light on issues of current significas, a particular issue, provides a forum for peopl, ~ information about events all over the world., , , , , , , tec hee ice, builds public Opinion on, ‘tO exp:, , mis Se ea me, Sei Fee Toe, , ress their views and provides
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The electronic med, ON SENSitiveE issues, , , , eae: and r ; Ino ., a ‘ Ane | 8 abo, *” of the ON IS more ef Policies and ia transformation, the people in ¢ ly di » Programmes of the o cducate the masses, these * “I8seminated es of the government, ugh r, , Bs on * APeas, . : > ; AS h; TQ +, | Cinema encourages th AVE access on!, S the ) Ytor, , reaction fr audier, from them. dience to think, , adio in, rut ate, Wes ral areas, since most, , about OC], Social 1, ial issues and problems and elicits, , “between the people and chi and successf, sstul democracy, as It acts as a link, , * The medi j At, ; dia, on its pant big Cin a democracy, thy Vi ne, , of eve ss SC, ents and helps fy Poe des Correct and unbi: gn, rm 1 unbiased information on the occurrence, , r ation of, e The media e Of public oe, . " resent, , answerable to rt} at), ak ) the ‘ AtlVes ~ a ., € people. of the people in a democracy are, , 7 | ‘The media ‘ Isc I, . | — “a pl., ;, , ensures that the f, a ‘ reedo m of, 7 3. Newspapers and tel of speech and expression can be practised in a democracy, a. cw S and television c ., | "VISION i ;, channels should give balanced and reliable news because:, , e This helps in the formati ;, [ the formation of an unbiased public opinion, , ® ‘Om mM c < 1 io} er Ce, , understanding., , « It ensure respect to human rights and dignity., , It inculcates the values of good citizenship., , e that she/he has all aspects ©, e should understand the financi, , ‘ion of the report: She/He s, , rces as possible., , f information about an issue before, , al backing that any report or, , reader should ensur, hould obtain, , rming an opinion. She/H
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re public authority must appoint Public Information Officers (PTOs) in all its, “AICS CO provide information to the people., , the Act specifies that the citizens have a right to take photocopy ot documents,, inspect the documents and request any information. They can also acquire, information in the form of printouts, tapes, photocopies or in any other electronic, mode., , , , * an information commission must be set up at the Centre and in every state, to, receive and look into complaints from the public, * anything that affects the security of the country, its sovereignty and integrity, its, strategic or economic interest, or any information that could help illegal activities are, not covered under this Act and government bodies are not bound to give information, on questions regarding them., May Activitvy Carner
