New Delhi: The National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ) and the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) in a joint statement have expressed serious concern about the “virtual capture” of India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) through the news agency it backs, Hindusthan Samachar.
As The Wire has reported, Hindusthan Samachar has been contracted to supply news to both the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan, which are run by Prasar Bharati. The little-known agency has been chosen over established ones like the Press Trust of India (PTI) and the United News of India (UNI).
In the statement, NAJ and DUJ said, “This move … will saffronise news in India to suit the ruling party and kill neutral and independent journalism. Hindusthan Samachar was born in 1948 to manufacture consent in favour of the RSS ideology, which dominates in the current ruling dispensation.”
Read the full statement below…
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