Is The Indian Media Biased? Read What Our YKA Users Had To Say!

This Day of Democracy, we asked our users if they think our journalists are doing their jobs effectively, or completely moving focus away from critical issues like the falling GDP, loss of jobs and deteriorating healthcare – the real issues that matter! They wrote, and in abundance. While most seemed downright disappointed and utterly let down by media’s understanding of what the nation truly wants to know, some expressed unreservedly how much the selective vilification of certain celebrities angered them; while many also shared what they’d actually like to see covered instead of panelists wrangling over matters of little or no significance. Here are our top ten picks on whether the Indian media is strengthening or weakening our democracy!

• Idiot Box To ‘Fascist’ Box: Mainstream Media’s Progression Over The Years

  Published by Sushruta on September 18, 2020 | Culture, Society, Staff Picks

  Television has often been christened as the “idiot box” due to its ability to destroy creativity, suspend critical thinking, and

  
  
  

• Sensational and Narcissistic: Why There Is Nothing Exclusive About Indian Media Anymore

  Published by Sunil Kumar on September 16, 2020 | Culture, History, Politics

  Early Ruminations on Media:The launch of Hickey’s Bengal Gazette, India’s first newspaper heralded the arrival of an age defined by media. Since

  
  
  

• Quick Byte: Dear Indian Media, Can We Believe In You?

  Published by varun pandey on September 15, 2020 | Culture, Society

  Dear Indian media,You stand for people. You stand for their voices. And, ‘people’ does not mean the majority, nor just

  
  
  

• Will Democracy Survive The 2020 Media Culture?

  Published by Mumtaz Rehman on | Culture, Politics, Staff Picks

  When people trust each other and distrust their politicians, they get a democracy. When people distrust each other and trust

  
  
  

• Opinion: If We Don’t Question The Indian Media Now, They Will Kill Democracy

  Published by Srujani Mohinta on | Culture, Staff Picks

  Hi Indian media,It’s been a while since I saw some real news from you. You possibly don’t know me, but

  
  
  

• The Vilification Of Rhea Chakraborty Discomforts Me As An Indian Woman

  Published by Asra Naaz on | Culture, Staff Picks

  TW: Violence against women, mentions of rape and assault. “Women face an uphill battle, from sexism and violence to inequality.

  
  
  

• Indian TV Channels: The Case Of Rising TRPs And Falling Democracy

  Published by Zainab Khan on | Culture, Staff Picks

  The media today is ascending the mountain of TRPs by crushing democracy. But this did not happen all of a

  
  
  

• Self-Interest Of Private Individuals Is A Driving Factor Behind Our Media Coverage

  Published by Tanisha Venkani on September 12, 2020 | Culture, Staff Picks

  When I was 15, I remember watching news channels and all the panache that news anchors and the field reporters

  
  
  

• There’s A Lot To Talk About, But Does The Indian Media Want To?

  Published by Migita Dcruz on September 11, 2020 | Culture, Staff Picks

  The word ‘media’ appears to mean many things in various cultural contexts. I’m trying to unpack some of them here.For

  
  
  

• Dear Indian Media, I Have A Brain That Can Think On Its Own, Thanks

  Published by Aulina Pandey">Aulina Pandey on | Culture, Staff Picks

  For the longest time, the image of a journalist was similar to that of an activist. A person wearing a

  
  
  

Some also conveyed their point, very to-the-point, in response to our IG AMAQ. Swipe left to read!