MD Aatif Iqbal, Chanakya National Law University, Patna
ABSTRACT
Freedom of Expression has always been emphasized as an essential basis for the democratic functioning of a society. Freedom of Press has remained an issue that has led to endless number of debates across the democratic world in the past few decades. The democratic credentials of a state are judged today by the extent of the freedom press enjoys in that state. The Press provides comprehensive and objective Information of all aspects of the country’s Social, Political, Economic and Cultural life.
However the press media misused the freedom of press to communalise the news in order to gain TRPs or to benefit the govt in the large scale. Deviance by the press media adversely affect the growth of the nation where people are being misinformed about the news.
Keywords: press, freedom, democracy, Constitution, legislative privilege
