Popularity Of Print Media As Compared To Social Media: An Exploratory Study Of The People’s Perceptions On The Reliability Of News In Uttarakhand

Abstract

Social media has on the one hand given freedom of speech and expression (Enshrined in the Article 19 (1) a of the Indian constitution) to every citizen of India, which is in sync with what the constitution drafters had envisaged, but has also raised the question of
unscrupulous ‘untrained’ people playing the role of journalists (citizen journalism). A large number of these people may not have the essential journalistic skills, ethics and training, whereby raising questions about the credibility of news in social media platforms.