Involve various agencies

There are various agencies which serve as watchdogs of the rights of the people— legislature, executive and judiciary. Besides these agencies, the press, known as the Fourth state, also serves as the most powerful ally of democracy. Press plays a dominant role as a pillar of strength for the edifice on which the superstructure of democracy rests. Its freedom is a sacred entity to be safeguarded at any cost. Thomas Jefferson, America’s second President, rightly opined, “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Another great personality said, ‘Where no freedom of the press existed, and grievances consequently remained representable and un-redressed, innumerable revolutions have taken place in all parts of the globe, or if prevented by the armed force, the people continued ready for insurrection.” A free press is indispensable for ensuring openness in society as also for reforming it.