Doesn’t seem so crazy that they don’t want some foreign media mogul to influence their country.
Freedom of the press is (should be) independent if the owner.
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#12Doesn’t seem so crazy that they don’t want some foreign media mogul to influence their country.
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government. Digital news organizations were predominantly anti-establishment, thus the efforts by the government to toe the organizations to its line. First it introduced the FDI regulations for foreign media as mentioned in the article. Second they have recently proposed to bring Digital news organizations and streaming platforms u…
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government
And? Why would you not be pro your own government? Should the media be against the government that people elect and which protects people's rights? Should the media be pro foreign governments and agencies?
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government. Digital news organizations were predominantly anti-establishment, thus the efforts by the government to toe the organizations to its line. First it introduced the FDI regulations for foreign media as mentioned in the article. Second they have recently proposed to bring Digital news organizations and streaming platforms u…
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government And? Why would you not be pro your own government? Should the media be against the government that people elect and which protects people's rights? Should the media be pro foreign governments and agencies?
A good level of skepticism is a healthy check on corruption. People (for now) in the minority opposition should have some voice, it'd be odd if there weren't opposition outlets to say anything contrary.
The powers that be protects people's rights, until they don't, and you don't want to be the proverbial frog in the pot coming to a boil.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government. Digital news organizations were predominantly anti-establishment, thus the efforts by the government to toe the organizations to its line. First it introduced the FDI regulations for foreign media as mentioned in the article. Second they have recently proposed to bring Digital news organizations and streaming platforms u…
a big chunk of the mainstream traditional media in India is pro-establishment and pro-government And? Why would you not be pro your own government? Should the media be against the government that people elect and which protects people's rights? Should the media be pro foreign governments and agencies?
I interpret pro-government as "supports the current administration's agenda". You seem to be interpreting it as "anti-anarchy" or at least 'pro-democracy". But a free (to be critical of the government's policies!) and independent press is crucial to the functioning of a democracy.
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#15The people constantly complaining about "Russian bots" or "foreign election interference" are always the same ones demanding every other country import western media and social media with no restrictions.
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#16Doesn’t seem so crazy that they don’t want some foreign media mogul to influence their country.
Freedom of the press is (should be) independent if the owner.
Fundamentalism or extreme devotion to ideology is not a strength, it's a weakness... and that applies to "free speech" or "freedom of press" just as much to anything else.
If you keep defending the freedom of those whose goal is to take away your freedom, your freedom won't last. This idea is not new (look up "paradox of tolerance").
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#17If I had to fund a media organisation in a foreign country which only runs losses.
Either I am a philanthropist or more likely have a sinister motive. Several foreign dictatorships are heavily invested in controlling the media narrative in India.
This was perhaps triggered by the war with China. India's liberal foreign ownership gives China a one way strategic advantage.
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#18Let's keep the extreme left-biased media in the holes like Portland where they belong.
HuffPost is centre-right at best, what are you on about? If you want an example of left, look at the https://morningstaronline.co.uk
Ground News marks HuffPo as living solidly on the Left: https://ground.news/interest/25781bef-fab9-4951-8bff-5926d11...
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
HuffPost is centre-right at best, what are you on about? If you want an example of left, look at the https://morningstaronline.co.uk
Ground News marks HuffPo as living solidly on the Left: https://ground.news/interest/25781bef-fab9-4951-8bff-5926d11...
Thats an american site perpetuating the American delusion that centre right and right-wing are left and right.
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#20Whether HuffPost was popular in India is besides the point.
To provide some contrast, the same govt amended a law originally designed to prohibit foreign funding of political parties and changed it to allow funding from local companies which have more than 50% foreign ownership.
So basically political parties can indirectly accept foreign funds through above loophole which the ruling party itself created but news organizations cannot.
“ the controlling Bharatiya Janata Party government passed a retroactive amendment through a 2016 Finance Bill that excludes from the definition of “foreign sourced” contributions from local companies even though a foreign company owns more than half their shares, provided certain direct investment requirements are met”
Source: https://www.loc.gov/law/help/elections/foreign-involvement/i...