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Is Indian Media Biased?

Indian Newspapers With more than 70,000 newspapers and over 500 satellite channels in several languages, Indians are getting news rammed through their throats with a diversity of biases. Such robust growth, many believe, may have come at the cost of accuracy, journalistic ethics and probity. The media has taken some flak in recent months for being shallow, inaccurate and sometimes damagingly fictitious. Who owns who? To understand the media biases, we need to understand the ownership of Indian media and the alignment of these owners with respective political parties. The Times Group with its flagship company Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) is India’s largest media conglomerate in India. The company remains a family-owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake. Its media control extends from Times of India, Economic Times, Navbharat Times, Times Now, Munbai Mirror, Filmfare, Femina, and Radio Mirchi.  Political affiliation: BJP (Previously a