| During the British period, the press certainly had a mission to rouse mass consciousness and serve the cause of freedom movement. The newspapers were run by national leaders who had a mission and sense of self sacrifice. Journalism was not a profession but a service. Today the entire concept has undergone a change. The press is a business with a profit motive. Thought the journalism is not carried with the same spirit, as was visible during the pre independence era. Nevertheless, journalism has become an attractive and lucrative profession. |