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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. Discuss,

  • UPSC 2018
  • 10 marks
  • Politics and Society in India

Calling media a fourth pillar claims that, alongside legislature, executive and judiciary, it informs citizens and holds power accountable. Sociology treats this as a hypothesis about ownership, not a description: media is a pillar when it sustains a public sphere, a prop of power when its economics require it to be.

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