जिन लोगों को लगता है कि मीडिया को लेकर आजकल गाली दी जा रही है उनके लिए
अख़बारों के बारे में गांधी जी की राय दे रहा हूँ ।
"कोई
कितना भी चिल्लाता रहे अख़बार वाले सुधरते नहीं । लोगों को भड़काकर इस
प्रकार अख़बार की बिक्री बढ़ाकर कमाई करना, यह पापी तरीक़ा अख़बार वालों का
है । ऐसी झूठी बातों से पन्ना भरने की अपेक्षा अख़बार बंद हो जायें या
संपादक ऐसे काम करने के बजाय पेट भरने का कोई और धंधा खोज लें तो अच्छा है ।
"
12.2.1947- महात्मा गांधी
THE SOLE AIM OF JOURNALISM SHOULD BE SERVICE.
ONE OF THE OBJECTS OF A NEWSPAPER IS TO UNDERSTAND THE POPULAR FEELING &
GIVE EXPRESSION TO IT ; ANOTHER IS TO AROUSE AMONG THE PEOPLE CERTAIN
DESIRABLE SENTIMENTS ; AND THE THIRD IS FEARLESSLY TO EXPOSE POPULAR DEFECTS.
REFERENCE TO ABUSES IN THE STATES IS UNDOUBTEDLY A NECESSARY PART OF
JOURNALISM & IT IS A MEANS OF CREATING PUBLIC OPINION.
YOUNG INDIA 2.7.1925
UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEWSPAPERS HAD BECOME MORE IMPORTANT TO THE AVERAGE
MAN THAN THE SCRIPTURES.HE WOULD FAIN ADVICE THEM TO GIVE UP READING
NEWSPAPERS.THEY WOULD LOSE NOTHING BY SO DOING WHERE AS REAL FOOD FOR
THEIR MINDS AND SPIRITS LAY IN THE SCRIPTURES & OTHER GOOD LITERATURE.
THE PRESS WAS CALLED THE FOURTH ESTATE.IT WAS DEFINITELY A POWER BUT TO
MISUSE THAT POWER WAS CRIMINAL.HE WAS A JOURNALIST HIMSELF & WOULD
APPEAL TO FELLOW JOURNALISTS TO REALIZE THEIR RESPOSIBILITY AND TO CARRY
ON THIER WORK WITH NO IDEA OTHER THAT OF UPHOLDING THE TRUTH.
HARIJAN , 27.4.47
