World Review from the New Statesman

The future of media freedom in India, with Raksha Kumar

As NDTV is taken over by Gautam Adani, billionaire and ally of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Emily Tamkin speaks to Raksha Kumar, a journalist who covers media freedom in India. They discuss the importance of NDTV and how it came to be under Adani's control. They also examine the role of television journalism in Indian politics, the vestiges of independent media in India, and why economic viability and journalistic integrity two are parts of the same conversation. They also consider how the media landscape has changed since Modi came to power in 2014. Read more: “I wish there was competition”: the executive editor of the Caravan on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2021/03/i-wish-there-was-competition-executive-editor-caravan-india-s-troubled-media-0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India’s troubled media</a> If you have a question for the international team, go to <a href="newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

World Review is the global affairs podcast from the New Statesman, hosted by Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington D.C. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.