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DEPICTION OF TRIBAL ISSUES AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA

ABSTRACT

Media is an inevitable part of our day-to-day lives. Media, the fourth pillar of democracy, is performing its function of surveillance ideally. Media always accomplish the role of being a bridging factor in between the policymakers and the masses. Not only do they fulfill the role of informer to group of people, but the media is also responsible for creating awareness and promoting several governmental policies due to its traverse nature. The country’s mainstream media is the most dedicated channel for promoting and executing significant policies. As defined by the Webster dictionary, mainstream media comprises those mediums collectively that impact a vast group of people. This paper examines the connection between the mainstream media and their depiction of issues related to tribes of India. In India, tribes are generally considered individuals without composed content or any religious book to take after their religion. Instead, they do not have any sort of clear political perspective or conviction framework. This paper is descriptive research based on secondary data, and here researcher analyzed how media is catering to the major issues and challenges of tribal of India. In sum, the interviewing researcher also summarized that there is a gap in the depiction of tribal issues in mainstream media.

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