Opinion on political favouritism in Indian news media coverage 2023

Published by
Tanushree Basuroy,
Aug 28, 2024

In a 2023 survey conducted among journalists regarding their perceptions of media organizations and their coverage of political parties in India, approximately 73 percent of respondents reported that there is favouritism or bias towards one party in news coverage. In contrast, about 12 percent of respondents believed that all political parties receive the same and fair treatment in media coverage.

Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023

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Release date

July 2023

Region

India

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

206 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

among journalists

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: Looking at the Indian news media in totality today, do you find them to be mostly favouring one particular party in their coverage or do you think they give more or less same treatment to all major political parties?

The source did not specify the date of survey.

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