Sainath decries 'corporate hijack' of media agendas

The Hindu | May. 4, 2008 (News Report)

A dangerous shift in the moral universe of the Indian media towards corporate agendas has led to the failure of the media in adequately reporting events like the current crises in food, agriculture and labour, Ramon Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath said here on Saturday.

"Good journalism has to be judged by how relevant it is to the great processes of our time... I don't include Shilpa Shetty, the IPL and Lakme India Fashion Week as part of these ... Full Story »

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 by Lewyn Li - Oct. 1, 2008

The article reports on a speech by P. Sainath, the Rural Affairs Editor of one of India's largest and most prestigious newspapers. Sainath spoke of the detrimental influences of corporate interests, which has led to a "structural shut-out where it is common for newspapers to have dozens of reporters covering business beats and entertainment, and completely neglecting problems of labour or the agricultural sector". The report could have been improved by including other perspectives (pros and cons). Much of what was said in the article applies to the media in the West as well.

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