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completely lost their faith in Indian media owing to their distorted
fabrication of lies and falsehood. Their persistent effort to malign the
Narendra Modi government by creating an atmosphere of fear has not
gone down well with the general public.
• Indian media concocted misleading stories, misinterpreted available
information to suit their paymasters’ political benefits. It is the dangerous
situation for a democracy as often media is called out for their lies.
• The channels compete amongst one another for getting a higher TRP
rating and produce a dangerous decoction of anti-national activities,
scams involving money, and harassment of ordinary common souls.

• In 2012, Leveson inquiry conducted on British media’s ethics and
malpractices gave us a new term journalistic ‘dark arts’. The term seems
to be applicable to all the mainstream media across the world. The social
media comprising the digital media magazine, Facebook, and Twitter is
crossing swords every day with the mainstream media. Social media has
become the voice of the common men who have made it their habit to call
out the lies and hatred that is being spread in the mainstream media. Upon
confrontation, mainstream media holds high moral ground or shifts their
goalposts.

Recent media controversies

Indian media has lost all ethics. They are constantly trying to mislead people by
misconstruing facts and work with an agenda to satisfy political parties they are
affiliated to according to their beliefs. Hardly you will find a neutral media coming up
with facts and figures.
NDTV, once upon a time most watched news channel was caught in a money-
laundering scam. The income tax affiliated tribunal has tightened the noose and
ordered them to pay up a penalty of INR 1150 crores.
Selective outrage by Indian media on cases of sexual abuse, molestation, rape and
social evils has disgraced their profession. Under the cover of a free press, media is
bringing forth reports and stories that have no relation to the real-life incident. Even
the surgical strike conducted in 2016, was denied by a few sections of the media.

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