In a 2023 survey conducted among journalists about their perceptions of media organizations and their coverage of political parties in India, about 73 percent of respondents indicated that there is favouritism or bias towards one party in news coverage. When asked which party they felt was favoured, about 82 percent of these respondents pointed to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while around three percent believed that the media favours the Congress Party in its coverage.
Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by party
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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 party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488940/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-party/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by party." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488940/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-party/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (2023). Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488940/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-party/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Perception of Political Bias in News Coverage in India in 2023, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488940/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-party/
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Perception of political bias in news coverage in India in 2023, by party [Graph], Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488940/india-perception-of-political-bias-in-news-coverage-by-party/