In a 2023 survey conducted among journalists about their perception of media organizations and their coverage of political parties in India, approximately 81 percent of journalists who primarily worked in English reported that there is favoritism or bias toward one party in news coverage. Meanwhile, 64 percent of journalists working in Hindi shared the same opinion. In contrast, 15 percent of journalists working in other Indian languages believed that all political parties received the same and fair treatment in media coverage.
Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language
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Favouring one party
Same treatment
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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?
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Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (July 18, 2023). Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (2023). Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Perception of Political Bias in News Coverage in India in 2023, by Language." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by language [Graph], Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488930/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-language/
