Media plays an important role in exposing corruption and anti-development practices through investigative journalism and sting operations. It functions as a public watchdog by scrutinizing the government, exposing misconduct, and forcing transparency. Media also alarms the public about scandals, stimulates policy change, and can help lower corruption levels by providing information and accountability. It empowers citizens to fight corruption and encourages changing cultures that enable inclusive growth and strong democracies with engaged citizens.

1. ROLE OF MEDIA IN EXPOSING
ANTI-DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS
MR. SANJAY KALEKAR
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Media plays an important role in raising our
voice in unveiling corrupt practices.
• It is empowering citizens with courage to fight
against corruption
• It has restricted the corrupt practices
• Media functions as a public watchdog
• Exposes misconduct, malpractice and
mismanagement

3. INTRO. CONTI…..
• Media has assured people to keep eye on
scandals, corruption and frauds.
• Media encourages us to change the exiting
culture and bring a change
• Media has stimulated policy making and
lawmaking transformations.

4. MEDIA EXPOSES ANTI-DEVELOPMENT
ELEMENTS BY:
1. STING OPERATIONS AND
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.
• Sting operations are basically undertaken to
scrutinize the working of government
• Whether the acts are in public favor or not
• This makes govt. more accountable and
responsible

5. CONTI…
• Inappropriate operations just to bring in a TRP
• The investigative journalism has brought the
issues up like corruption, human rights
violation and other forms of wrongdoings
• Which has helped us to build a culture of
accountability in govt.
• Constantly digging into the issues has forced
govt. and private sectors to release
documents of all kinds

6. CONTI…
• Media exposes official misconduct within the
judiciary and the public administration
• Awakes the voters that how their govt. and
parliament behaves
• Healthy democracy requires critical citizens,
who do not blindly trust on the leaders
• Hence, media helps in inclusive growth and
well build nation

7. 2. ALARMS AND SCANDALS
• Exposure journalism have always paved the
way for exposing scandals
• It has brought a transparency in govt.
functioning
• Media with certain new items alarms us for
“Burglar Scandals”
• Political scandals generally attract broad
public attention and hence, more knowledge
about politics

8. 3. CAN LOWER CORRUPTION LEVEL
• Corruption occurs as a tax on productive
activities in an economy
• Media provides accurate account of
information and brings accountability hence,
more lower levels of corruption
• High freedom of press lowers the corruption
• Constant monitoring by media helps lower it.

9. QUESTIONS???
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