Shardul S Manurkar

B Tech Computer Science

AGENDA

Changing Role of Media

Corruption

Extent of Corruption

Corruption and Role of Media

How Media Fights Corruption?

Anti-Corruption Agencies

Corruption In Media

Why Corruption In Media?

Measures

The Road Ahead

References

Changing Role of Media Journalism during freedom struggle

Objective was to give expression to the collective aspirations of the people for freedom and expose colonial rule.

As Gandhiji said “My newspapers became for me a training ground in self-restraint and a means for studying human nature in all its shades and variation. Without newspapers, a movement like Satyagraha could not have been possible.”

Present Role

Important in the process of nation building through multidimensional journalism.

Vision of progressive and developed India.

Corruption

A form of behavior which departs from ethics, morality, tradition and law

In simple term-“An act of bribery”

Historically,Kautilya explained 40

types of corruption in his Arthashastra.

Extent of Corruption

Recent corruption exposed were unprecedented in terms of scale, depth and hideousness.

Global Financial Index (GFI) Report

Tax evasion and trade mispricing have cost India more than $200 billion of which more than 50% has been illegally siphoned during year 2000-2008

It also estimated that between 2002 and 2006 India lost on an average $16 billion a year.

Extent of Corruption

Transparency International’s Corruption Index ranks India 84’th in least corrupted countries.

One in three official is corrupt reports CVC.

Anti-Corruption Agencies

Anti-corruption agencies

CVC

CBI

Anti Corruption Bureau

ECI

Media : Greatest ally of anti-corruption agencies??

Corruption and Role of Media

Long tradition of freedom of press.

Helps to build public opinion against corruption through periodic exposure.

Create and sustains momentum about malpractices.

As a platform for common people to air their grievances.

How media fights corruption?

Investigative Journalism

RTI

Sting Operations

Holding public debates

Opinion polls

Corruption in Media

Paid News Phenomenon

It could also be described as quid pro quo news, it may even be better described as unfair or camouflaged news or advertising. It may not always be possible to establish something as unfair or camouflaged.

“fourth estate on sale???”- EPW

Corporate houses and media

Corruption in Media

Increasing influence of media and money in India’s electoral politics.

“Note for vote” has become an open secret.

Sensationalizing and manipulating the information

Corruption in Media

Commercialization of media affecting its performance?

Media offering ‘comprehensive package’ for coverage of political parties and leaders.

Is this the way of reporting news?

Why Corruption in Media?

Highly dynamic and competitive environment therefore seeking for new revenue sources.

Speed

Spread

Coverage

Emergence of electronic media.

Competition for TRP

Measures

Press Council of India as an apex body constituted a panel to investigate the matter and suggest recommendations.

Need of Regulatory Authority for media?

Responsibility of Media

Objectivity and correct facts while covering an incident.

Honesty

Integrity

Conviction

Impartial reporting of an incident.

Avoiding misuse of freedom of press.

Following ethics of journalism.

Responsibility of Media

“Media should review and revalidate its role in dynamic environment through introspection as route of self assessment and course of correction”- President Smt. Pratibha Patil.

Partnership between multimedia journalism and newspaper is the need of time

The Road Ahead

Emergence of Social Media against corruption

Example: www.india.5thpillar.org

www.petitiononline.com

Audience and readers are becoming more demanding for in-depth and well researched articles.

The Road Ahead

Media has to play greater role in shaping the society and corruption free India.

Potential of 540 million youth who constitute the majority.

Thus tough task ahead media to harmoniously integrate various groups in our population to fight corruption.

References www.pci.nic.in

www.cvc.nic.in

www.presidentofinidia.nic.in

www.hinduonnet.com

www.india.5thpillar.org

www.google.com