Our second report on representation of Marginalised Caste Groups in Indian Media shows that newsrooms continue to be dominated by upper caste groups.
Detailed findings of the report are in the thread.
Read full report here - oxfamindia.org
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Detailed findings of the report are in the thread.
Read full report here - oxfamindia.org
#IndiaWithoutDiscrimination
90% of leadership positions in Indian media are occupied by Upper Caste groups with not even a single Dalit or Adivasi heading Indian mainstream media according to the report.
This was around 88% in 2019, showing negligible improvement.
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This was around 88% in 2019, showing negligible improvement.
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The general caste groups continue to dominate TV, Print & online media. Around 43 Indian print, TV and digital media outlets showed more than half of news anchors and news writers in media are from the general category.
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Every 3 out of 5 articles in Hindi and English newspapers are written by General caste authors while marginalised castes (SC, ST, or OBC) only contribute to around 1 out of 5 articles.
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More than half of the anchors from the 8 news channels analysed for the study belong to upper caste groups while no channel had anchors from Dalit or Adivasi community to host the debate.
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The digital media platforms considered for the research period showed comparatively higher improvement in representation of SC and STs than print and electronic media. The SC and ST category representation in digital media has gone up by 11% and around 3% from earlier zero.
The media in the country needs to uphold the constitutional principle of equality in not just its coverage but also in its hiring practices.
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Read the full report here - oxfamindia.org
Access press release here - oxfamindia.org
#IndiaWithoutDiscrimination
Read the full report here - oxfamindia.org
Access press release here - oxfamindia.org
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