International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12

Health Issues of Tribal Communities: News Coverage Analysis of Two Hindi Newspaper of Chhattisgarh

  • Author:
  • Mohammad Aamir Pasha
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 600 to 609

PhD Scholar, Dept. of J&MC, Central University of Orissa, Koraput

Abstract

This paper emphasis on the how media play the role in creating awareness of the health-related problem of tribal in Chhattisgarh. Along with this paper also to analysis the how media work for creating awareness in tribal healthy living, which types of news published by the media and how media keen observe the health problem of the tribal for solving of it. Most of the tribal have been displaced under the schemes designed for development. Mass media decides how information should flow and how information of different schemes can reach from the government to the common people properly. In this time of information revolution, the one who has the information has the power. Mass media have an important power to influence the development. But what is the condition of development and how they are suffering from health-related problems? In this research, we analyse the content of the two newspapers published in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. For the secondary data collection, newsletters, government figures, RTI, parliament report and various blogs and websites etc. has been used.

Keywords

Media, Tribal Health, Chhattisgarh