WHY POOR ARE MAGINALISED IN MEDIA
WHY POOR ARE TREATED AS PARIAHS IN INDIAN MEDIA NK SINGH With the growth in population, literacy rate and disposable income, t he circulation of newspapers has zoomed in the last two decades, especially those published in the Indian languages. It is not rare for chain newspapers to claim a daily circulation is excess of a million copies. A newspaper selling less than a hundred thousand copies is considered a small daily now-a-days. The paradox is that even as the newspapers’ circulation is increasing, their influence is decreasing. Journalists realise that their writings or broadcast does not command the same impact that they would, say, two decades ago. Why? The resp ect for the printed words has gone down over the years. Certain developments have changed the public perception about the Fourth Estate. Journalists were caught with their pants down, first, during the Emergency. 24/7 news channels too the dumbing down to a new low, wiping off all pretentions...