The Indian media landscape is witnessing a change like never before. With corporate buyouts of media houses and rapid expansion across platforms, there’s a pressing need to debate and discuss media ownership rules in India. Every now and then, there’s talk of “self regulation” as an option and history has shown it does not work. The government regulating the media is an even bigger danger and we have seen how that played out during the Emergency and to a lesser extent during several riots in the country.
So, how can media be regulated? To ensure that there is a cross section of voices with varying points of view that form public opinion, many countries have rules on cross ownership of media. We thought we’d fill you in on the basics.
