Three or four unrelated developments pointed to the provocation TV can generate in a heavily political and polarised climate. Walking out of TV shows whose anchors’ questions he did not like is something that dates back to Narendra Modi’s days as Gujarat chief minister. Even as the channel head denied it, Mishra put out a video announcing that he was starting his own YouTube channel. Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, circa 2020, is an example of the horrific TV reporting that ensued. Polarised, declamatory newscasts are unlikely to make way for TV reporting any time soon.

Source: The Telegraph September 18, 2023 19:15 UTC