Open AccessCOMMUNITY MEDIA & DEMOCRACY
Author(s) -
R.P. Mohanty
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i12.2015.2904
Subject(s) - autocracy , democracy , mass media , political science , media studies , public relations , public administration , sociology , law , politics
To see how the community media played a role in establishing democracy in different parts of the world in the last one year, a study on different news, current affairs and publications between February-April 2011 was done. From the study it was evident that, community media indeed played a significant role in creating mass public awareness against their respective autocratic rulers and thereby prompting them to overthrow those governments. It was because of the community media that democratic principles are widely disseminated and adopted.