Constitutional Rights and Liberties of the Media in India: A comparative Analysis
Keywords:
Journalism, freedom of speech and expression, Indian constitution, world press freedom index 2022Abstract
One of the key tenets of a democratic system is journalism. Journalism brings awareness about democratic and social responsibility in the society. Journalist are the watchdogs of the country. That’s why the freedom of media of the country plays a special role in the progress of the country. The media is not entirely free to do what they believe to be correct, though. There is some restriction on this also. Journalism, like any other profession is also subject to legal restrictions. Subject to these restrictions
the media has to achieve its goal. The paper discusses the freedom of media in India in comparisons to other country. It is based on the study and analysis of world press freedom index 2022.
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