Historically, communication media have more often served as the voice of

Historically communication media have more often served as the voice of the powerful.

Those who own presses, channels and platforms have used them to spread their own interests and viewpoints.

Control over the means of communication has long tended to sit with ruling and dominant groups.

The subaltern, the marginalised layers of society, have usually been spoken about rather than given their own voice.

The people at large have often received messages more than they have shaped them.

The neglected gender too has been under-represented rather than being the media's habitual voice.