The newspaper is a means of bringing us into contact with the world outside. By spending a rupee or so we can know what is happening in foreign countries which we all of us cannot afford to visit.
The newspaper provides us with up-to-date information about important political events, and topics of general interest. We are brought into touch with the current problems which affect us so much if we neglect them. Again, the morning paper brings to our knowledge all the notable events which occurred in distant lands only the day before. The advertisement column of the newspaper tells us where we can find work for ourselves or improve our prospects. It provides us with the means of either disposing of our own articles or purchasing the things we stand in need of. Reviews of books given in some newspapers helps us to choose the best books. Those of us who are interested in art, music, farming and sports can also find enough material for amusement.
Besides this, the newspaper tries to educate and mould public opinion. Most of us are far too busy in our own affairs to think of the great political problems of our country. We go to the newspaper and accept the view it presents to us. So the opinion of the newspaper becomes our opinion.
Moreover, the press affords a platform from which advocates of social reform can press their causes on public attention. If certain wrongs are done by the Government to the people, a cry against them can be raised in newspapers.
A newspaper is a great power in a country. A newspaper can deeply influence public opinion. The editors of every newspapers have therefore a serious responsibility. A newspaper becomes a power for evil if it distorts truth, presents only the dark side of a question panders to lower tastes and exaggerates sensational news. It has been discovered that the communal riots that have taken place in India during the last fifty years have been due to misrepresentation or exaggeration of facts by the newspapers. But a clean, honest, truthful and earnest paper can do a lot of good to the country by removing evils and bringing light into the country.
The newspaper provides us with up-to-date information about important political events, and topics of general interest. We are brought into touch with the current problems which affect us so much if we neglect them. Again, the morning paper brings to our knowledge all the notable events which occurred in distant lands only the day before. The advertisement column of the newspaper tells us where we can find work for ourselves or improve our prospects. It provides us with the means of either disposing of our own articles or purchasing the things we stand in need of. Reviews of books given in some newspapers helps us to choose the best books. Those of us who are interested in art, music, farming and sports can also find enough material for amusement.
Besides this, the newspaper tries to educate and mould public opinion. Most of us are far too busy in our own affairs to think of the great political problems of our country. We go to the newspaper and accept the view it presents to us. So the opinion of the newspaper becomes our opinion.
Moreover, the press affords a platform from which advocates of social reform can press their causes on public attention. If certain wrongs are done by the Government to the people, a cry against them can be raised in newspapers.
A newspaper is a great power in a country. A newspaper can deeply influence public opinion. The editors of every newspapers have therefore a serious responsibility. A newspaper becomes a power for evil if it distorts truth, presents only the dark side of a question panders to lower tastes and exaggerates sensational news. It has been discovered that the communal riots that have taken place in India during the last fifty years have been due to misrepresentation or exaggeration of facts by the newspapers. But a clean, honest, truthful and earnest paper can do a lot of good to the country by removing evils and bringing light into the country.
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