Freedom of Expression

COVID-19: Story-03 Ahmedabad, March 31, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that people should utilize the COVID-19 lockdown period to connect with themselves, their family and also with their passion. "This time of crisis will not only give you an opportunity to connect with yourself but will also be able to connect with your passion. "You will also get an opportunity to connect with your friends and family members," PM Modi said addressing the 63rd edition of Mann Ki Baat program on All India Radio (AIR). “I saw on social media, that many people took out their musical instruments like tabla and veena that were lying unused for years and started practicing on them. You too can do that," the Prime Minister said. Spiritual guru like Sri Sri Ravishankar doing live meditation every day to all of us at 12.pm noon and 7: 30.pm evening and making us communicative with our soul. Likewise, many other Yoga trainers, motivational guru (speaker), busin...

COVID-19 Story-2: Breaking news: Getting more information about Coronavirus (Fears, Rumours, Nightmares: How our society is dealing with the reality of coronavirus?) Ahmedabad, March 30, 2020: Breaking news is now more important than ever before especially when people want to know the real-time information in form of authentic facts and figure from the reliable source now matter whether it is coming from the public, private or social media. When open Google search one can clearly see the third category search i.e Get more information about Coronavirus, it says that people search regular updates from across the world. Breaking news is like a media fascinated term that appeared 24x7 on TV news channels and Digital News platforms from websites to apps. This is time that one can feel the difference between fake news and real news. Journalism is more craft than a profession and to break news as breaking news required a news sense before disseminating on the public d...

Use of Social Media for Promoting Health Education based on the Uses and Gratification Theory from Shashikant Bhagat

Social Media and Fake News (Contents): Impact and Challenges from Shashikant Bhagat

Ahmedabad, March 28 2020: Nature has played a wonderful game with all of us! Within a few days, Nature controlled over all our mischief/misbehavior/wrongdoings. Man created with huge expenses - Roads, transport facilities, bus transportation, railways, airplanes and now all are useless – it cost nothing at all! Having taken the human race hostage for four months, nature indirectly stated, "This earth is the shared property of all creatures; it is not for humans alone." Wherever I am (human) - in USA, in India, in Sudan, in Italy, in China - Whoever I am Christian, Hindu, Muslim or anybody – Whatever my position a Prime Minister or a Big Business Tycoon or Hollywood Hero or a Small Sweeper – I become One Man – I speak one language only - Corona… Nature showed us our place and told us “Do not go against the laws of nature, otherwise, things will not be natural i.e Beside the Point. Nature has united humanity, Nature has united the world. Right now, we are experi...