Free media, people passionate selected column
Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly
Keywords: Media, Political Culture, Political and Social Participation, election,
Abstract :
In recent years, mass media or mass communication devices like TV, papers and social networks have had such expansion and development that this era is called the age of communication. Mass media have an undeniable role in constitution and leading of ideas, beliefs and thoughts in any society. They are also a suitable ground for the growth of culture, politics and sports. Mass media are a part of social properties that in case of their absence, other properties lose their effect as well. These media play great role in giving knowledge to the members of a society and are a means of change in human society which increases the social participation. In fact, the importance and role of media for governments is that every governments makes its best efforts to use communication devices to strengthen their sovereignty. In this study the role of free Mass media in social participation was testified
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