What is an authoritarian regime?

Authoritarianism is characterized by highly concentrated and centralized government power maintained by political repression and the exclusion of potential challengers. It uses political parties and mass organizations to mobilize people around the goals of the regime.

What is the reality of the working of media?

Media tries to provide facts and analysis about the workings of the political, social and economic system of the country. Like all other professions, the media also has honest and dishonest professionals. Honest people in the media tries to portray facts in an honest and unbiased manner.

How media plays an important role in society?

Advances in communication, largely through the internet, have improved community access to information. Therefore the media play an important role in society as a source of information, but also as a “watchdog” or scrutiniser. However, the media is free to select the stories they consider important or interesting.

How does a totalitarian government differ from an authoritarian government?

Both forms of government discourage individual freedom of thought and action. Totalitarianism attempts to do this by asserting total control over the lives of its citizens, whereas authoritarianism prefers the blind submission of its citizens to authority.

What is the most likely reason that Italy and Germany supported the nationalist?

What is the most likely reason that Italy and Germany supported the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War? Italy and Germany wanted to promote the spread of fascism. What happened when Spain’s government could not overcome social and economic problems during the Great Depression?

When there is no control and influence on the coverage of news in media it is called as *?

An independent media means that no one should control and influence its coverage of news.

What do you understand by Independent Media is the media actually independent and unbiased?

Independent media refers to any media, such as television, newspapers or Internet-based publications, that is free of influence by government or corporate interests. Research has found that independent media plays an important role in improving government accountability and reducing corruption.

Why do you think it is important to know about the history of media?

The media plays an integral part to people’s lives. The study of media history is important because it helps us understand the past, present and future. Through an understanding of where the media came from, we can predict things by seeing how they happened before.