Anti-media populism: Expressions of media distrust by right-wing media in India |
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| Authors: | Prashanth Bhat Kalyani Chadha |
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| Institution: | 1. Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USAnbhat@umd.edu;3. Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTCriticism of mainstream media as being “biased” has emerged as a defining characteristic of right-wing discourse all over the world. Such expressions are coupled with the establishment of right-wing news outlets that seek to undermine professional journalism. But while scholars have examined the operation of such outlets in the context of Western democracies, anti-media populism in the Global South has received little scholarly attention. Through a thematic analysis of articles published on OpIndia.com- a right-wing news site in India, this paper seeks to address this gap in the literature and identify the discursive strategies employed by the right-wing media to discredit the mainstream press in India. |
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| Keywords: | Populism right-wing Indian media conservative media BJP |
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