Fourth Estate: A pillar of capitalists and Political Parties

Fourth Estate: A pillar of capitalists and Political Parties

India’s strength lies in its democracy and one of the fundamental requisites for a healthy democracy is a strong and independent media.

The media is supposed to act as the watch dog of the constitution. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that the days of ‘independent journalism’ are over, at least in India.

Journalists are a dying breed and what exists now are merely content writers, scripting the narrative dictated by their capitalist bosses.

Running a media house is no small matter, it requires large funds that are mostly sourced from advertising revenues.

Naturally, the government is a major contributor. However, of late, media houses that speak out against the government are targeted with criminal cases and stop