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Can you give examples of being muzzled?

saq7 7y ago
One example is looking at the coverage The Hindu gave the BJP, RSS, and Modi before he came power and after. Before they were critical of BJP when it warranted, but since they came into power the coverage has been fawning. This sort of comparision can be made across the spectrum of the news media. They are smarter than outright jailing journalists.
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- amriksohata 7y ago
  That's hardly muzzling, is there evidence of threats? Even Blair and the sun struck a deal in his time
  - intended 7y ago
    And that was despicable. Here the entire media spectrum has hardly complained about the fact that the sitting PM, a man FAMOUS for lambasting his predecessor as a mute, has never had a single non-staged media appearance. IIRC the ONE time Modi did have a question session without being in control, it was a disaster. And of this fact, there is not the slightest self awareness or questioning from the reporters or heads of news channels.
    - amriksohata 7y ago
      Again how is that muzzling the media? Not appearing for interviews is very different to gagging the media from saying things like in China.
tchalla 7y ago
Internet in Kashmir has been down for the longest period ever in a democracy, 172 days and counting [0]. Several cities in UP, Karnataka also faced Internet shut downs during recent protests [1]. [0] https://www.dw.com/en/indian-court-kashmir-indefinite-internet-shutdown-illegal/a-51954255 https://www.dw.com/en/indian-court-kashmir-indefinite-intern... [1] https://www.medianama.com/2019/12/223-internet-shutdown-up-karnataka/ https://www.medianama.com/2019/12/223-internet-shutdown-up-k...
- cmonnow 7y ago
  Anytime a protest/riot spills onto the street in any country, there will be 2 groups of people : 1. Those who value privacy over security 2. Those who value security over privacy No matter which side any government tilts towards, even if its a reasonably balanced approach, the other side will complain about it.
- amriksohata 7y ago
  That's not media companies per say across India, that's one region internet has been down
Ar-Curunir 7y ago
Indian media uncritically promotes government propaganda. I visited my parents back home, and the news channels are unrelenting in their defense of the govt
- Koremat6666 7y ago
  That is unfair. Republic and India tv appears to be pro government where as NDTV and other appears to be anti-BJP channels.
  - phoenixlike 7y ago
    This is not nearly accurate. NDTV "and others"(not sure of any other mainstream channels) have also hsitorically been hard on the UPA governments even if you consider them pro-Congress. The current breed of mainstream channels (Zee, Republic, India) who hold most of the eyeballs in India are not just pro-government they blatantly lie to protect the government's incompetence. Added to the fact teh BJP is a top advertiser on TV media creates a dangerous incestuous relationship the scale of which we've not ever seen before.
  - des_t 7y ago
    Check out the analysis of 200 prime-time debates done by peeing human. Republic, India TV, Zee News, ABP News, Aaj Tak, Times Now, Sudarshan News and countless regional channels are pro-govt. NDTV is the last channel standing.
    - cmonnow 7y ago
      r/india can make up for all of them. r/india Mods insta-ban any pro-BJP/pro-India/pro-conservative commenters. Now, THAT is fascism. Check out r/indiaspeaks where dissenting opinions are not banned.
      - Ar-Curunir 7y ago
        Fascism is not a word you make up and throw about willy-nilly. It describes a specific form of authoritarian government.

saq7 7y ago

One example is looking at the coverage The Hindu gave the BJP, RSS, and Modi before he came power and after. Before they were critical of BJP when it warranted, but since they came into power the coverage has been fawning. This sort of comparision can be made across the spectrum of the news media. They are smarter than outright jailing journalists.

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amriksohata 7y ago
That's hardly muzzling, is there evidence of threats? Even Blair and the sun struck a deal in his time
- intended 7y ago
  And that was despicable. Here the entire media spectrum has hardly complained about the fact that the sitting PM, a man FAMOUS for lambasting his predecessor as a mute, has never had a single non-staged media appearance. IIRC the ONE time Modi did have a question session without being in control, it was a disaster. And of this fact, there is not the slightest self awareness or questioning from the reporters or heads of news channels.
  - amriksohata 7y ago
    Again how is that muzzling the media? Not appearing for interviews is very different to gagging the media from saying things like in China.

tchalla 7y ago

Internet in Kashmir has been down for the longest period ever in a democracy, 172 days and counting [0]. Several cities in UP, Karnataka also faced Internet shut downs during recent protests [1]. [0] https://www.dw.com/en/indian-court-kashmir-indefinite-internet-shutdown-illegal/a-51954255 https://www.dw.com/en/indian-court-kashmir-indefinite-intern... [1] https://www.medianama.com/2019/12/223-internet-shutdown-up-karnataka/ https://www.medianama.com/2019/12/223-internet-shutdown-up-k...

cmonnow 7y ago
Anytime a protest/riot spills onto the street in any country, there will be 2 groups of people : 1. Those who value privacy over security 2. Those who value security over privacy No matter which side any government tilts towards, even if its a reasonably balanced approach, the other side will complain about it.
amriksohata 7y ago
That's not media companies per say across India, that's one region internet has been down

Ar-Curunir 7y ago

Indian media uncritically promotes government propaganda. I visited my parents back home, and the news channels are unrelenting in their defense of the govt

Koremat6666 7y ago
That is unfair. Republic and India tv appears to be pro government where as NDTV and other appears to be anti-BJP channels.
- phoenixlike 7y ago
  This is not nearly accurate. NDTV "and others"(not sure of any other mainstream channels) have also hsitorically been hard on the UPA governments even if you consider them pro-Congress. The current breed of mainstream channels (Zee, Republic, India) who hold most of the eyeballs in India are not just pro-government they blatantly lie to protect the government's incompetence. Added to the fact teh BJP is a top advertiser on TV media creates a dangerous incestuous relationship the scale of which we've not ever seen before.
- des_t 7y ago
  Check out the analysis of 200 prime-time debates done by peeing human. Republic, India TV, Zee News, ABP News, Aaj Tak, Times Now, Sudarshan News and countless regional channels are pro-govt. NDTV is the last channel standing.
  - cmonnow 7y ago
    r/india can make up for all of them. r/india Mods insta-ban any pro-BJP/pro-India/pro-conservative commenters. Now, THAT is fascism. Check out r/indiaspeaks where dissenting opinions are not banned.
    - Ar-Curunir 7y ago
      Fascism is not a word you make up and throw about willy-nilly. It describes a specific form of authoritarian government.