International Freedom of Press Day

Freedom of press is a myth. So is International Freedom of Press day a hoax. Press is primarily guided by the ideology of media house it belongs to. So news and views are tailored to tow its line of thinking. Some print and electronic media do this job so brazenly that they seem to serve as the mouth piece of a particular political party or vested interest. Thing has gone to such a pass that the Press council has to censure media for dissemination of “Paid News”- paid information presented as news. In such vicious milieu, the readers and viewers are utterly confused. They can’t tell between truth and untruth. Press is a very powerful tool to form public opinion. So it can guide as well as misguide people. If media don’t behave impartially and responsibly, it would do immense harm to society and journalism as such. It would lose all credibility to its readers and viewers.