Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

The correct answer is Option (3) → Print media after Independence - a partner in nation building

Option (1) Journalism in the freedom struggle era - a well-paid profession — Incorrect. Journalism in the years of the freedom struggle was a calling, fired by patriotic and reforming ideals. That calling was conspicuously underpaid, so a well-paid profession reverses the fact.

Option (2) AIR programmes after Independence - mainly film songs on request — Incorrect. After Independence, radio was run by the state as All India Radio and used mainly for news, current affairs and development messages. Film songs on request do not describe its main role in those years.

Option (3) Print media after Independence - a partner in nation building — Correct. After Independence, the print media continued as a partner in the task of nation building. It took up developmental issues and gave voice to the widest section of people, so this pair is matched rightly.

Option (4) The Hindu - from a business enterprise to a public service mission — Incorrect. The Hindu changed the other way round. It moved from a purely societal and public service mission into a business enterprise framed by that mission.