A comparative study of agenda setting theory of communication with reference to scrapping of article 370 Indian ans Western media

Abstract

How an effective role of media organizations play in a democratic country like India is a matter of study. In a democracy, the media can be used as a bridge between the rulers and the ruled. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the fact that how media plays the role of Watch Dog of Democracy by providing government related information to the public and secondly, to what extent it creates a public opinion by becoming the voice of the views of the citizens. Nation building through political, social, economic and cultural democracy, the role of the media as a representative forum is not only to disseminate information and entertainment, but also to educate the public about social and political movements and their benefits and then to form public opinion, after which the opinion of public is directly or indirectly translated into legislation affects construction. In a country where there is still widespread poverty, unemployment and backwardness, the media should be oriented towards development journalism, which along with the creation of public opinion can give the legislature and political parties the right to influence the progress of the common man of the country. Can media force the making of key laws? Therefore, this research study assesses the media s ability to give policy shape to the preferences of the common men. The problems faced by the public are disseminated through print media, electronic media and social media networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instragram and WhatsApp are put in front of the public and the government, after that public opinion is created, this public opinion gives a policy basis to those problems and thus legislations related to them are created. newlineOn 5th and 6th August, 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha, stated that not all sections of Article 370 of the Constitution of India will apply in Jammu and Kashmir. Home Minister Amit Shah further added that after the approval of the President of India, not all clauses of Article 370 will appl