The reaction and impact of the electronic media is vast. Lack of control
may lead to activities that may hurt the sentiments of people, thereby
affecting the national fabric of unity.
Composition of viewer ship of this media is diverse, ranging from
children to old persons. Loosening of control will lead to programmes of
mass appeal playing upon basic emotions of people and hence will have
a negative impact on the people.
AGAINST
Governmental control of media results in programmes that suit the
government's purposes. By giving autonomy to the media, people's
right to information as enshrined in the Directive Principles of the
Constitution would be honoured.
The removal of bureaucratic hassles involved at various stages will go a
long way in improving the quality of programmes as well as catering to
the needs of people of varied interests.
Deliberate manipulation of news is very much disapponted in indian media