HOW FREE IS THE
PRESS
-Dorothy L. Sayers
DOROTHY L. SAYERS’
BIOGRAPHY
1.
Dorothy
Leigh Sayers was born in 1893 and died in 1957.
2.
She
was essayist, playwright and poet.
3.
She
was educated at Somerville College, Oxford.
4.
In
1915, she became one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University.
5.
Her
major works include Clouds of Witness, Unnatural Death, Lord Peter Views the
Body, Nine Tailors, and Gaudi Night.
HOW FREE IS THE PRESS SUMMARY
“How Free Is the
Press” is written by Dorothy L.sayers. He was born in 1893 in England. She was
one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University. In this chapter she
expressed her strong idea against misuse of press.
She says that the press should be free to write about the fact but at the same
time it should also be handled very carefully. At the time of war the press
shout not be free but after the war again it should be free. She explains the
freedom of outer source press should publish the fact related to the
government, politics and society. She says sometimes this freedom is very
harmful, people related to press start getting benefit for personal reason. She
says the press is not as free as it should be. Actually the press is chiefly controlled
by two factors. First is interest of the advertisers and second the wealth of
the press owner. Press never tries to write against advertisers because
advertisers give him business. And also when the owner is very rich, there is
good control on the press of the owner so that time owner changed the fact to
support the victim. She also says that the good journalist always write the
fact and never try to cheat common people.
HOW FREE IS THE PRESS OBJECTIVE QUESTION
1.
Freedom of press is restricated during __________.
a)peace
b)war
c)epidemic
d)none of these
2.
In democracy, the freedom of press is __________.
a)not necessary
b)necessary
c)dangerous
d)not dangerous
3.
Dorothy L.Sayers was born in __________.
a)1893
b)1983
c)1890
d)1990
4.
L. Sayers died in __________.
a)1957
b)1986
c)1980
d)1960
5.
L. Sayers was born in __________.
a)America
b)Nepal
c)England
d)India
6.
Clouds of witness, Gaudi night, Nine Tailors is written by __________.
a)Shiga Noaya
b)T.S Eliot
c)Dorothy L.Sayers
d)Kamala Das
7.
How Free is The Press is written by __________.
a)Shiga Noaya
b)T.S Eliot
c)Dorothy L.Sayers
d)Pearl S. Buck
8.
The __________ can make or break reputation.
a)man
b)saint
c)press
d)politician
9.
The editorial policy of a popular daily is controlled by __________ chief
factors.
a)two
b)three
c)five
d)six
10. Censorship is imposed during __________.
a)election
b)emergency
c)flood
d)war
11. __________ are careful not to
antagonize the press.
a)Politicians
b)sweepers
c)technician
d)writers
12. The __________ is not the master
but the servant of the people.
a)State
b)Village
c)Muncipality
d)none of these
13. The __________ press is, under
ordinary conditions, singularly free.
a)French
b)British
c)Japanese
d)Indian
14. Miss Sayers said that she would
write no more plays, except on __________.
a)commission
b)fiction
c)sports
d)politics
15. The second chief source of a
newspaper’s revenue is __________.
a)Grant by the Govt.
b)the wealth of owner
c)loan from the bank
d)Grant by politicians
16. The first chief source of a newspaper’s
revenue is __________.
a)advertisement
b)donation
c)Debt.
d)none of these
HOW FREE IS THE PRESS QUESTION ANSWER
1.
Why are politicians afraid of the press?
Politicians are afraid of the
press because it can damage their reputation or political career. Politicians
are careful not to antagonize the press.
2.
Generally when censorship imposed on the press?
Ans. Censorship on newspapers
is generally imposed during war-time or emergency when swift decision and
actions are required to be taken by the government.
3.
What is the meaning of ‘garbling’?
This means the
misrepresentation of facts by the press interviewer who writes the things not
spoken by the person being interviewed.
4.
What do free ‘people’ take for granted?
Free people take it for
granted that without a free press there can be no freedom.
5.
Are there restrictions on Press in time of war?
Yes, there are restrictions on
press during the time of war. In fact all liberties are restricted in time of
war.
6.
What do you mean by the term ‘free press’?
By free press we mean that the
press is free from direction and censorship by the government.
7.
Who is the master- the state or the people?
The people are the masters.
The state is the servant of the people.
8.
What does the unofficial censorship seek to do?
The unofficial censorship does
not so much seek to express public opinion as to manufacture it.
9. HOW FREE IS THE PRESS LINE EXPLANATION
1.
When we speak of freedom of the press we usually
mean freedom in a very technical and restricted sense.
Ans. Dorothy L. Sayers
describes about the freedom of press. In his essay how free is the place that
freedom of press does not mean only technical and restricted sense but freedom
of expression without restriction.
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