Phantom Journalism
Governing India's proxy media owners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12659277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saima Saeed (Saifee Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 663-679 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-670X • E-ISSN: 1469-9699 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1461670x.2015.1054174 |
| OpenAlex | W2563537275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
A key parameter of determining the changing nature of journalism is to address the question of who owns the media and why. Recent revelations of sham transactions, fraudulent trade practices and black money being used to fund the news media in India, suggest a lack of transparency in how news business are run and financed. Five cases involving leading news organizations in India are analysed to illustrate the argument. In conjunction with this, the corporate take-over of news space by non-media entities signals the rise of a press that can no longer serve as a watchdog of democracy. The paper outlines a decline in quality journalism as a consequence of a disconcerting nexus between influential politicians, powerful corporates and profit-maximizing news organizations. Corrupt funding procedures and concealed ownership patterns have orchestrated a crisis of credibility for journalism while posing fresh challenges for media governance and the nature of democracy
Argument (complex analysis · Business · Corporate governance · Credibility · Democracy · Economics · Journalism · Management · News media · Nexus (standard · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sensationalism · Sociology · Transparency (behavior · Computer Science · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture
Navigating conflicts of interest
Profit Versus Partisan Causes in Diverse Ownership Models
Digital disruption? Journalism startups in India
Distrust Profiles
Transformation of Journalism in India and the rise of the Fifth Estate, a critical appraisal
A media not for all
Disrobed and dissenting bodies of the Meira Paibi
Comparative Analysis of the Gulabi Gang and the Anti-Liquor Movement in India
From Autonomy to Anonymity
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |