In this video, Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, senior journalists Urmilesh, Bhasha Singh and Abhisar Sharma discuss the state of the mainstream media. They all concur in the view that the mainstream media has turned into a medium for Modi government’s campaigning. Instead of playing its role – that of a watchdog – the media outlets are busy in praising the government. Studios have been changed to war rooms where anchors do the job of mongering. Let’s see what else these experts have to say.
First published in Newsclick.
