ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO THE MEDIA AND ITS PROBLEMS IN AFGHANISTAN

Abstract

The media is the fourth pillar of democracy and expresses the value of freedom of expression and the realization of democracy in a country. Afghanistan is a country that has been burning for many years in the fires of imposed wars. Since 2002, Afghanistan has witnessed significant growth and development of the media, which is one of the great achievements of the government in the field of freedom of expression and pluralism. While in other countries in the region, such freedom of expression and thought and the right of access to free media is limited and less noticeable. Therefore, preserving, reviving and strengthening this great achievement is a great national issue. Unfortunately, in recent years, the wheel of media activity has stopped moving due to the crisis and economic and security problems, and the lights of a number of media outlets have been turned off. In this article, an attempt has been made to discuss the factors that have caused this problem and the solutions of media economics, and to answer the main question, which is how financial problems are related to the decline in the quality of media publications. According to this study, this study was conducted to investigate the role of economic crisis in reducing the quality of media work and provide solutions to solve it.