Media trials have raised concerns about the role of the media as the fourth pillar of democracy in the Sushant Singh Rajput case.
TRIAL FROM THE MEDIA
- Trial by the press is a term that became popular in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It explains the influence of television and newspaper coverage on the credibility of an individual by establishing a common impression of guilt or innocence before, or after, a court of law verdict.
- The trial by the media has been criticised by different Judges of the Court because it contributes to psychological variance without offering some degree.
- Media trial is against the right to fair trial; Jasleen Kaur, a Delhi woman, for example, posted a picture of a man, Sarvjeet Singh, on Facebook in 2015 and accused him of sexual harassment.
- Four years later, the Delhi Court held the man innocent and acquitted him of all the charges.
- The fourth pillar of democracy is the media.
- In keeping democracy alive and thriving, the media plays an important role. It is a connecting connection between government and people in a way that provides citizens with knowledge about government acts, policies and inefficiencies.
- As a fourth pillar, the media plays an important part in achieving the true meaning of democracy. Thomas Caryle first coined the term.
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