1 Sep 2011 - QA 9

Guruji, what should be the role of media with respect to society? What role should media adopt in order to uplift society?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Media has two roles.
One is an objective presentation of the situation as it is. This is the foremost responsibility of media. Second responsibility of the media is to give hope to the people.
Sometimes the scenario may be so painful or hopeless that people need a ray of hope. So the second responsibility of the media is to provide the people with hope, enthusiasm and direction.