Media Watch

Pradeep Nair ¹

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1 AJK Mass Communication Research Centre Jamia Millia Islamia Central University, New Delhi, IN

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Sociologically, a sub-culture of violence thesis may be used to explain much of the violence generated by a culture based value system geared to a ready response of physical assault on ritually acknowledged cues. When the repertoire of response is limited to relatively inarticulate capacity, when physical punishment of children is common practice, when the rational civility of middle class values of respect for person and property are undeveloped or missing, when parental affection for and caring supervision of children are absent, the major modal categories of violent behavior are more likely to emerge in expressions that violate both codified law and dominant communal norms. Media often prefaces its programmes by saying 'To be watched under parental supervision'. There are categories in cinema of U, U/A and A, but with open skies these have little significance. Interestingly, while revolting against over censorship, a large section of influential intellectuals have last track of children and young person's highly sensitive and influence prone character. A well negotiated regularly debated policy of media projection is still a distant dream. Further, the impact of media on youth is complex and exhibits contrary results according to the analytical framework, for example, there are evidences that watching violence excites violent tendencies, but also that sometimes violence on screen is watched by those who already have violent tendencies and behaviors. This paper tries to confront the ischolar_main cause of youth violence by making a serious attempt to understand contemporary culture and why it is meaningful to the youth who consume it. This paper looks at cultural artifacts as complex bundles of contradictory meanings that can yield an enormous range of responses from people who consume them.

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Pradeep Nair ¹

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1 AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi- 110 025, IN

Abstract

Electronic Health commonly referred to as the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in the health sector has rapidly developed around the world in the last few years. Increased use of ICT is stimulating the technology absorption in health sector and is thus enabling the effective functioning of public health systems. This research paper makes us critically aware of factors that driving electronic health (e-health) development in order to manage and promote it as a public good. The objectives include the promotion of greater use of information and communication technologies in health care systems to improve efficiency, access and accountability of health care services in India. Going through many case studies, the paper thoroughly explores various developments taking place in e-health sector with particular focus on India. It also looks at the initiatives and policies at national and regional level and sheds some light on the great potentials of e-health in improvising the delivery of health care services at local and global level. The purpose of this paper is to make us realise that only effective implementation of information and communication technologies can take health care services to the common man, helping national and state governments to align their e-health services with the needs of both citizens and stakeholders, as well as to develop the health economy.

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