DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2014.v02i06.021

Pages: 988-990

In today’s society the role of police and media are very important. The main aim of both organizations is to serve the public. Media can include numerous services which distribute information to the general public which include newspapers, television whether it be fact or fictional, radio and in addition the world-wide web. The primary aim of the media is to keep the public informed and influence the way that they accept and perceive changes within society. On the other hand, Police endeavor to protect the safety, liberty and freedom that all citizens are entitled. Thus, the relationship between police and media is very important in our society. With the changing trends, the importance of social media is increasing in today’s world. And the police also started using social media such as facebook, twitter and whatsapp etc. to reaches out information regarding their work and valuable information to the public and to gain the public cooperation in various activities. Social media is helping in bridging the gap between police and public. In this background the present paper tried to study the impact of social media in the working of police in this present scenario of police-media relations.