88. A disscussion on the Role of the Media

BEGINNING SERIES INDIAN MEDIA: RAGS TO RICHES STORY OFCOMPROMISE Once a well known journalist remarked, ‘isit wrong to make money?’ being in a masters course with full enthusiasm forlanding in a good job by one of your prospective employers, I replied anemphatic ‘no’. We are being taught the economics of running a media  house and […]

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52. Citizen and Administration: Discussion Questions

We shall discuss the following questions in this lesson: 1. Direct democracy is no longer possible; hence we have Participatory democracy 2. Democracy requires that we should keep a careful watch over the activities of the Administration. 3. Bureaucracy has a tendency to become a law unto itself. 4. Enlightened leadership is an essential element […]

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46. Accountability and Transparency: a Discussion

Bureaucratic Accountability is absolutely important in a democracy. Officials are paid by the State and hence answerable for all their activities. Whatever they do (except in cases where secrecy is necessary in the interests of security of state) they must be answerable to the people. That is they are immediately answserable to the agencies of […]

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