INTRODUCTION

TO
MEDIA AND INFORMATION
LITERACY
1. The media is controlled and censored by the ministries in
the countries.
2. Also known as “Communist Media Theory”
3. It believes in freedom of thought and individualism.
4. Censorship-is a suppression of any communication which
may consider as harmful to the people, King, government
and its nation.
5. Neglects the freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
6. The whole control of the media is under the
leader of the nation.
7. They put end to the private ownership of the
press and other media.
8. It believes in freedom of thought and
individualism.
9. Press freedom in one hand, but other hand they controlled
the press by raising questions.
10. The content of the press should be discussed in public panel
11. It lies between both authoritarian theory and libertarian
because it gives total media freedom and external controls.
12. Fully free without any intervention of any authority
or government.
13.Media is supposed to be privately owned.
14 Everyone has the right to express opinions.
15Media should accept any obligation from public
interference or professional self regulations.
16. The ownership is private.
17There is absolute freedom to media, media plays
the role of a watchdog.
18. No censorship of any kind is to be done.
19. Media is accountable to the law of the country.