The cornerstones of any successful society are the media and the press. They are the “Fourth Estate of the realm” – a crucial supporting pillar of statehood to legislature, judiciary and executive to impose and ensure people’s control over other institutions. Independent press has the potential to expose both deliberate and accidental deficiencies of the judicial, executive, and legislative branches of the government; objectively display societal, ecological, political, and other issues; and form helpful narratives within the society that support and reinforce positive changes.
