Study suggests Indian journalists experience job insecurity amid bias allegations
A woman watches a news television debate about Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's hug to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a no-confidence motion in parliament, at an electronics store in Kolkata, India, July 20, 2018 / Photo: Reuters
More than two thirds of the journalists surveyed in India have alleged that media organisations in the world’s most populous country give positive coverage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, raising concerns about news-impartiality, according to aThe study published on July 26 by the Lokniti and the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies also points to the perception among journalists that news organisations may not be upholding their role as government watchdogs.
Media professionals expressed concern over the potential erosion of public trust in media while the study pointed to the need for more independent news outlets. Journalists indicated that the quality of news-reporting has worsened both on TV and print with improvements noted only in reporting on digital outlets.
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