Media and Politics: An Exploration of the Role of Media in Political Movements in the context of Darjeeling Hills in West Bengal

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2015

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Journal of Political Studies

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Yasin, M.

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University of North Bengal

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Dural, R. (2015). Media and Politics: An Exploration of the Role of Media in Political Movements in the context of Darjeeling Hills in West Bengal. Journal of Political Studies, 11, 113–124. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3751

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All forms of media impact society and politics. The media are commonly understood to be able to—and many would argue, obligated to—provide a forum for the expression and discussion of a diverse range of oftentimes conflicting ideas. However, the role of media has been such that it has impacted political processes enormously with its twin contributions of empowering as well as silencing the ‘people’/audience it targets so much so that politics has changed and transformed from a largely interpersonal to a predominantly mediated activity. There are many different forms of media that affect the political landscape. The use of print media, and in the recent years, the emergence of the electronic media, has been instrumental in shaping the nature of politics. The present study purports to investigate the role of media in the social and political transformations and political movements in Darjeeling hills.

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113 - 124

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