SHIVANI RAWAT
In the midst of his manifold activities, Gandhiji worked as a journalist and edited four well known journals. The Indian Opinion in South Africa, and the Young India, Navajivan and the Harijan in India.
“The sole aim of journalism,” he had said, “is service”.Through his journals the Mahatma had not only propagated his views but laid down a unique standard in journalism. Young India and Harijan became powerful vehicles of his views on all subjects.He published no advertisement; at the same time he did not want his newspapers to run at a loss. He had gained considerable experience in South Africa, where he had taken over in 1904 the editorship of Indian Opinion and published it in English, Tamil and Gujarati, sometimes running the press himself. His approach to journalism was totally devoid of ambition. To him, it was not a vocation to earn his livelihood; it was a means to serve the public. He believed that we should discontinue the practice of publishing advertisements. He believed then that advertisements were a good thing to have but on reflection we see that the practice is wholly undesirable.
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