Socio-Legal Study on Freedom of Media in Indian Democracy with special reference to Social Media: An Analytical Perspective

In the era of fast globalization, the rapidly changing field of information, communication and technology, which is the dominant them in the intellectuals and political discussion and of last several decades, is one of the most outstanding developments of the past century. It has rapidly altered the politics economic scenario. The modern communication system nowadays like new technologies and cultural resources ranking from books, generals, films, televisions, internet and other social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, Youtube, Google, Twitter etc. Where originally develop not mere as a vehicle mass communication but also in relation of specific national market and processes of capitalist accumulation and centralization. The Press is appropriately regarded as the fourth pillar of the state since it impacts every area of human existed and fulfills five essential responsibilities like to survive, to give information, to offer advice and interpretation of news, to entertain and to serve the public. But the media can play and effective role only when it is free to express its views and to articulate its opinions. As air is to life so also freedom to the media, without freedom no media can exist to play significant role in all democratic countries of the world. The right to freedom of the press is seen as the corner stone of all other rights and an absolute requirement for their survival. Every other freedom that free men cherish is guaranteed by a free press, which is awake at all times.