Understanding media; an analysis of media coverage of reservation policies on backward class education in India

Education is the basic to the quality of life. Reservation Policy has been guaranties in raising social status especially for Scheduled Castes and as well as other Backwards. One of the most criticized topics on the reservation policy is that it takes the edge off against the approval of merit. There is no doubt on the massive demand of higher education in a country like India. On the contrary, quality education is not accessible to all as it is extremely under-provided. Consequently, there is stern rationing in admission for seats, particularly in the top institutions. The issue therefore is not only on reservation, but also on how reservation does work.

This study is about, how media identifying the problems regarding with communal reservation policies and how it helps for the awareness, influence and as well as it discussed about the handling such issues by media. It also aimed at to know the key role of media as a source and its impact. The conflict over reservations in India is not simply a conflict about the reservation policy meant for higher education itself. There are of course. strong media debates are already conducted over whether such a policy should exist?, what are the criteria should be, and how exactly it should be implemented, and also how media analyzed the incidents regarding with the reservation policies etc. this was a purely content analysis study on the news items and debates regarding with communal reservation policies.

The study raised the findings like, media are somewhat biased and simultaneously it handles the issues, it lead to be discussed by the common people and the government. Such media contents helped the people to be aware about the issues in reservation policies. The study also raised some arguments about the need of reservation policies even in this time, also it discussed about, how it worked and how it would be work in future.