EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Media is known as
A
First Estate
B
Second Estate
C
Third Estate
D
Fourth Estate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Victorian writer Thomas Carlyle called the press the ‘Fourth Estate of the Realm’. By this he meant that it acted as a sort of watchdog of the constitution and, as such, formed a vital part of democratic government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term Fourth Estate or fourth power refers to the press and news media both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues.

Detailed explanation-3: -France under the Ancien Régime (before the French Revolution) divided society into three estates: the First Estate (clergy); the Second Estate (nobility); and the Third Estate (commoners). The king was considered part of no estate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Media as the Fourth Estate of Democracy: Technically a democracy stands on the pillars of the judiciary, executive, and legislature.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rating. Unlock Full Solution (Free) The term “Fourth estate” refers to Press. It is called the fourth estate in the United States because they observe the political process of democratization as they contribute to mass media. There were three estates namely-the clergy, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners.

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