World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year on 3 May. Press is the mirror of any society. Following a recommendation adopted at the 26th session of the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1991, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared World Press Freedom Day in December 1993. The freedom of the press proves how much freedom of expression there is in any country. Freedom of the press is a fundamental need in a democratic country like India. Today we are living in a world where we do not have much time to go out of our world and learn about the happenings around us. In such a situation, the press and media act as a news carrier for us, Who serves hot news on our tables every morning. The press is not only a medium of disseminating news, but it is also a powerful medium for creating a new era and for the awareness of public consciousness and administration. The press has been the medium of politics of the country and the world and the necessary morality for it. He has also presented many aspects from time to time regarding violence, calamities and corruption. “Today there is a stone in every hand. In today’s society there are more heroes less villains. The famous poet Najmi has said that don’t change the glass of your windows Najmi, yet people have not thrown stones with their hands. The press has from time to time cautioned against such situations, ‘Fear not the stone, but the hand that is holding the stone.’ Giving examples of Mahavira, Buddha and Gandhi, the press has alerted the society very clearly. He has presented many aspects from time to time regarding calamities and corruption. “Today there is a stone in every hand. In today’s society there are more heroes less villains. The famous poet Najmi has said that don’t change the glass of your windows Najmi, yet people have not thrown stones with their hands. The press has from time to time cautioned against such situations, ‘Fear not the stone, but the hand that is holding the stone.’ Giving examples of Mahavira, Buddha and Gandhi, the press has alerted the society very clearly. He has presented many aspects from time to time regarding calamities and corruption. “Today there is a stone in every hand. In today’s society there are more heroes less villains. The famous poet Najmi has said that don’t change the glass of your windows Najmi, yet people have not thrown stones with their hands. The press has from time to time cautioned against such situations, ‘Fear not the stone, but the hand that is holding the stone.’ Giving examples of Mahavira, Buddha and Gandhi, the press has alerted the society very clearly.
World Press Freedom Day is an occasion to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, as well as to evaluate press freedom around the world. This day serves to protect the media from attacks on media freedom and to pay tribute to the journalists who died. The purpose of celebrating this day is also to give information about the seriousness of various types of violations of the freedom of the press. This day is also a day to promote and take meaningful initiatives for press freedom and to assess the status of press freedom around the world. Freedom of the press mainly means that there is no interference on the part of the government, but constitutionally and through other legal provisions also it is necessary to protect the freedom of the press. This day is a call to keep the lamp of our efforts lit amidst the various storms and crises present in front of the press.Media in developing countries like India has a huge responsibility to fight against narrow ideas like casteism and communalism and to help people in the fight against poverty and other social evils, because a large section of the people are backward and ignorant, therefore It is even more important that modern ideas should be passed on to them and their backwardness should be removed so that they can become a part of a conscious India. Efforts are being made to bleed and chain the freedom of the press not only in India but in the world. How will the pen fly in these tragic and ironic situations! This is a worrying topic on World Press Freedom Day.
Journalism is considered the fourth pillar of democracy in India. Akbar Allahabadi has given expression to its power and importance in these words that ‘Do not pull the command, do not take out the sword, when you have a cannon, then take out the newspaper. Through these lines, he has told the press to use them more powerful than cannon and sword. That is, the pen is said to be more powerful than a weapon. But evil and selfish forces are using sword and cannon to break the pen of the news, weaken them and tarnish the freedom of expression. Journalists all over the world have and are paying the price of truth with their lives. The most striking example of this is the murder of Julhan Mannan, a gay rights activist and editor of the country’s only LGBT magazine ‘Rupban’, in Bangladesh. The incidents of killing of bloggers and intellectuals in Bangladesh have come to the fore in the past, It can be gauged from that how safe the journalists are there. This story is not only of Bangladesh, but more or less of the whole world, where the soldiers of the pen are continuously doing their work by risking their lives. Similarly in our country, journalists have to sacrifice themselves in Punjab and Kashmir. The way out of violence and terrorism is neither violent methods nor jail bars. All these ingredients are useless for a perverted mental character. By bringing them on the way, a Lakshman Rekha must be drawn to explain the Dharmarekha of humanity. Only the press and journalists can do this work. The old saying is not wrong that the pen has more power than the sword. Where the soldiers of the pen are continuously doing their work by risking their lives. Similarly in our country, journalists have to sacrifice themselves in Punjab and Kashmir. The way out of violence and terrorism is neither violent methods nor jail bars. All these ingredients are useless for a perverted mental character. By bringing them on the way, a Lakshman Rekha must be drawn to explain the Dharmarekha of humanity. Only the press and journalists can do this work. The old saying is not wrong that the pen has more power than the sword. Where the soldiers of the pen are continuously doing their work by risking their lives. Similarly in our country, journalists have to sacrifice themselves in Punjab and Kashmir. The way out of violence and terrorism is neither violent methods nor jail bars. All these ingredients are useless for a perverted mental character. By bringing them on the way, a Lakshman Rekha must be drawn to explain the Dharmarekha of humanity. Only the press and journalists can do this work. The old saying is not wrong that the pen has more power than the sword.This day is also a day of introspection for journalists. Today our media is not fulfilling its responsibility properly. Electronic media does not shy away from making headlines in the news to increase TRP. The media through which morality is being asserted are very limited or accountable. Impressive and quite incapable of generating consciousness. We are seeing that there has been a lightness in the expression and language of the mediums. In such a situation, it is a courage to come forward with a serious journalism. We are also realizing how powerful institutions in the field of publishing and broadcasting are tarnishing the moral ideology of the era. Whereas time recognizes that whenever there is moral degradation, then the press, journalism and the medium of expression should be more powerful and honest. Because where the press is the mirror of the people on one side, On the other hand, the press is also capable of misleading the public, that is why every country has its own rules and organizations to control the press, which remind the press to keep working within a radius. Taking away the freedom of the press is like taking away the freedom of the country. In countries like China, Japan, Germany, Pakistan, the press is not completely free. The government here has direct control over the press. In this respect our India is better than them. Today, talk about any part of the media, there is an effect of ruckus everywhere. Today the importance of the one who gives news has become more than the news. The writing of the article has become more important than the article. Being biased is not a big deal even in the media, people who join the media, The purpose of most is not to spread public awareness but more to establish its presence. Some people also choose the path of media to establish themselves. Some people fulfill their responsibility towards their society by writing in a few magazines. Today it is also necessary to understand that why media freedom is very weak? It is also important to know that why is it out of reach of everyone right now? While an environment is being created for true media freedom, it is also a tangible reality that there are many people in the world who do not have access to basic communication technology.
