National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
National Conference on Ethical Issues and Indian Media
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ati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Ethical</strong> <strong>Issues</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>on</strong> ovember 26, 27 2010The Under Representati<strong>on</strong> of Dalits in JournalismJ.BalasubramaniamAssistant ProfessorDept. of Journalism <strong>and</strong> Science Communicati<strong>on</strong>Madurai Kamaraj UniversityMaduraiAbstractThis paper explores the idea of dalits inclusi<strong>on</strong> in the media industry. It examines the under representati<strong>on</strong> of dalits in <strong>Indian</strong> media inthe c<strong>on</strong>text of c<strong>on</strong>temporary examples. The need for promoting the inclusi<strong>on</strong> of dalits to promote healthy policies <strong>and</strong> practices ofaffirmative acti<strong>on</strong> in <strong>Indian</strong> media remains the central argument of this paper.Dept. of Journalism <strong>and</strong> Mass Communicati<strong>on</strong>, Periyar University, Salem