• Ashmita Kaur

Media has always been a very powerful and strong pillar in our society. Media sometimes portray cases where in they pass judgements, these are so carefully watched and followed by the people of the country, and believed easily, without a question. Media, during these cases, often forgets the rule of “innocent till proven guilty” and makes their own assumptions. These assumptions cause an impact on the viewers mind as well, and the viewers also start believing the media’s point of view, instead of waiting for the court’s verdict. Such cases come under media trial, where a person is perceived as guilty or innocent, before or after a verdict in a court of law. Nowadays media follows story on the basis of sensationalism, and this is the reality of the media industry today. The media houses are only considered about news that is worth “selling”, and for raising their shows TRP. Media while conducting its “media trials” completely forgets that the victim or accused also has a right to privacy that is to be kept. The media forgets the basic ethical standards and guidelines of reporting when they get a sensational news and they start conducting their own media trials. Media trial is more frequently seen during rape cases or family murder cases. The media start analysing their own facts and data, and start the media trial, for the whole nation to witness. Such was the media trial of Mr. Khurshid Anwar case, wherein a news agency had labelled him as a rapist without cross-checking facts or even listening to his version of the incident., which eventually resulted in him committing suicide. This case had raised many questions about how media should refrain from showing sensitive issues and on top of it putting people on media trial, before any charges against them have been proven.

Media trial, sensational, media, people, innocent, guilty, court, verdict, sell, privacy, impact, balance, media hype

"Analysing the effect of Media Trial on the Psyche of the Masses", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.338-341, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904350.pdf

"Analysing the effect of Media Trial on the Psyche of the Masses", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp338-341, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904350.pdf