Meri Mirror August 2022

MERI MIRROR
Message From Editor’s Desk
- Mr. Rahul Kumar,
Assistant Professor
A journalist’s peculiar function is to reach
the mind of the country and to give definite and
fearless expression to the mind. Mahatma Gandhi
Journalism is what keeps check-and-balance
on the democratic practices of a government. It
maintains the democracy in a country and roots
for progressive social changes. Journalism is the
wall that prevents totalitarian rule. In an ideal
world, journalism should do all of these, but
we do not live in an ideal world neither do our
journalists. In recent times, we are witnessing the
downfall of our journalistic practices. It pains me
to see the deteriorating condition of our mainstream
media. To counter this, we need another
form of journalistic practice that can keep checkand-balance
on our main- stream journalism.
Some people say that citizen journalism is an option.
But, we cannot trust citizen journalism as
much as we used to trust mainstream journalism.
Citizen journalism is like citizen doctor, we
will never trust a doctor who is practicing without
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training and degree, then how can we trust a journalist
who does not have any idea of what are the
responsibilities journalist has to fulfill and what
are the ethical procedures he /she has to follow before
writing any article or breaking a story. But, we
cannot discard the idea of citizen journalism completely.
The need for citizen journalism came into
existence because of the mainstream media’s lack
of accountability. If you want mouthpiece of the
government and forgotten its roles and responsibilities.
We are in dire need of an option that can
give voice to the voiceless and practice healthy
journalism. I know, I am hoping for something that
isn’t going to happen soon, but what can I say, I
am an optimist who wants to live in an ideal world
where every member of society practices their duty
with utmost honesty. I wish the students of MERI
(Management Education and Research Institute) the
best of luck for their future endeavors and wish to
see them contributing to the betterment of society.