'This century is of media, democracy'
This century is the century of the media and democracy and no institution, nation or country can make progress without free press and strong democracy.
New Delhi : ``Our democracy is poorer without active media watch groups; engaged in objective analysis of the media, discerning prejudices and latent biases, and subjecting the media to a dose of their own medicine. But in our country today, media represents a sector of economy that is the envy of others because of the extremely buoyant growth rates witnessed over the last two decades, in an environment characterised by minimal or no regulation'' expressed Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari while delivering inaugural address at the ``National Press Day Celebration'' organized by the Press Council of India, here today.