ROLE OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Role of Media and Journalism



ROLE OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES

Introduction

Since its inception, the media has been a fundamental part of society and everything that happens in it. Thanks to it's possible to know something of what happened in the past, while recording the present and outlines the future. However, in recent decades where journalism and the media have assumed greater prominence ever thought, becoming a similar magnitude to that of politics and economics, so much so that the latter two, in some sometimes have to bend to what has been called "the fourth power."

When one speaks of society speaks, by extension, what journalism has produced it, for it, at registration, to reflect it, ends by drawing their outlines and those of present and future events, it is due to broadcast journalism information that most people take a definite position to events, groups and individuals. Accordingly, it is essential to speak of journalists' ethics, i.e., of responsibility and the principles that are supposed to act to avoid adversely affecting the course of the events recounted, however, not always occurs, as journalism has grown into a seemingly transparent to scale positions in society, to manipulate situations and achieve ends not always beneficial to society, men and the world (of course this also depends on the laws in each country to regulate media).

In a society, the major function of media is to create awareness about the different situations that occur in favor of creating a better quality of life, and to warn society about the possible consequences that certain actions may result, at the same time must try to communicate all those actions that tend toward the common good of the people and the world. Ultimately, journalism is to provide, to the people and the world that contains information and cognitive tools sufficient for the men's relationships with their men and the world becomes more and more, in relations fraternity, brotherhood and generosity.

The journalism and the media play a fundamental role, since it is through them that we know the facts of what can be concluded that, since what they say, express or report is that in the end, we know it is clear that their accuracy, transparency and honesty that the world depends on that show is the real.

Role of media and journalism in democratic societies

In modern Western democracies "free media" is a convention, a myth. In fact, in the West, many taboo topics. For example, the demands of political correctness - it's the same kind of censorship. However, the mythology of "free speech" is an integral part of the political culture of democratic countries and not questioned.

While there is no consensus in society about the need whether "free media" country, and that by this phrase to understand. If we leave out the issue of political mythology, the natural question arises: what function actually performs the media in a model of democratic and authoritarian states in the model? What ...