Abstract

Being a traditional media, Print media is being considered as the key role player for the growth and development of the country. Today, people have been focusing on digital printing but, the value of print media has not been ended up. As per the World Association of Newspapers; every year, print media industry has been increasing day by day and this statement is perfect as far as the Indian print media is concerned. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  Hence, Mahatma Gandhi has rightly said: “The sole aim of journalism should be service. Newspaper is a great power, but just as an unchained torrent of water submerges the whole countryside and devastates crops, even so an uncontrolled pen serves but to destroy.”  Thus, print media has enormous power to build or un build one’s life and fame. Currently, there are a few newspapers who have been deteriorating this image of print media and have been ignoring the important demands of public interest. Even though, since last so many years, the Indian Press has been achieving the status of one of the most powerful pillars of India. The rest three are Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The aim of adding “Freedom of Press” in the Fundamental Right of the Constitution of India is to make the society informed and also to make sure for the healthy growth of the democracy. But as I said, since last ten years, there has been a big question mark on the transparency of the print media. It is a matter of worry as far as the Indian democracy is concerned.