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𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨Journalists are exposed to every kind of attack, including police violence against reporters, ambushes by political activists, and reprisals instigated by criminal groups or corrupt local officials

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨Ever since general elections in the spring of 2019, won overwhelmingly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, pressure has increased on the media to toe the Hindu nationalist government’s line

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨Indians who espouse Hindutva, the ideology that gave rise to radical right-wing Hindu nationalism, are trying to purge all manifestations of “anti-national” thought from the public debate

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨The coordinated hate campaigns waged on social networks against journalists who dare to write about subjects that annoy Hindutva followers are terrifying and include calls for those journalists to be murdered

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨Criminal prosecutions are often used to gag journalists critical of the authorities, with some prosecutors invoking Section 124a of the penal code, under which “sedition” is punishable by life imprisonment

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨In 2020, the government took advantage of the coronavirus crisis to step up its control of news coverage by prosecuting journalists providing information at variance with the official position

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨Situation is still very worrying in Kashmir, where reporters are often harassed by police & paramilitaries and must cope with utterly Orwellian content regulations and are liable to be closed, like Kashmir Times

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

🚨The campaigns are particularly violent when the targets are women, which is also evident with the #Pegasus project where several female journalists were listed as potential targets

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚
Mass media influence the way facts are viewed and debated in the society
Independence and pluralism in media, public opinion and views including criticism of people in power are the safeguards of a healthy democracy

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

900 permitted private satellite television channels, but which channel spreads most hatred among Indians?

𝐙𝐞𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: Owner Subhash Chandra
What is he? BJP Rajya Sabha Member

Political Affiliation Obvious👩‍🎓

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

When you hear B & D What name comes to mind?
Amish Devgan🦮

Network 18 is the next in list when it comes to spreading hate and dividing society

Who owns Network 18? The Ambani Family

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

India Today group has pro BJP star anchors doing the hate business, but Kanwal and Sardesai try balancing act

Who Owns India Today/Aaj Tak? Aroon Purie
Not technically pro-BJP, but pro-government, pro-power

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

When you hear Chip Wali Sweta, you think of India TV

Owner? Rajat Sharma and Ritu Dhawan

You can watch Rajat Sharma's Modi Bhajan every night
He hears 'Modi Modi Modi' in Pak Parliament

Spreads BJP Propaganda

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

What about north east?
How is BJP able to win elections there?

Here comes Himant Biswa Sarma & wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma

North East India's News is monopolized by them
Brain wash propaganda machinery at work

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚

Times Group

"So much hua hai aur kya bacha hai" RSS & Navika?

When interviewing Modi or Shah Navika behaves as if she is on a date😹

From a reputed News Org - to - Hate Machine, a steep slide down for Times Now

Enablers?

🍊Absolute Parliamentary Majority for BJP
🍊News Media Under the Strong Hold of Corporate
🍊Crony Capitalism - Quid Pro Quo with Govt
🍊Cult-like Following for Modi Through Propaganda
🍊Fear of Central Agencies (IT, ED)
🍊Perception of TINA - There Is No Alternative