Let Me Explain
Independent India needs an independent press
India’s freedom struggle was also a fight for a free press. From Tilak and Gandhi to Ambedkar and Azad, newspapers helped Indians challenge colonial power and shape political thought.
But after 1947, the question changed: can journalism scrutinise Indian power?
Today, press freedom faces a different set of challenges — corporate ownership, government advertising, legal pressure, self-censorship and the economics of journalism.
So what does a free press really mean today? And why does it matter to every citizen? Pooja Prasanna explains in this week’s Let Me Explain.
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