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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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). Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). (2023). Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). "Opinion on Political Favouritism in News Media Coverage in India in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
Opinion on political favouritism in news media coverage in India in 2023 [Graph], Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488918/india-opinion-on-political-favouritism-in-news-media/
