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 201024/7 Kannada ews Channels: Linkages between Ownership <strong>and</strong> C<strong>on</strong>tentB.SunilAssistant ProfessorSymbiosis Institute of <strong>Media</strong> <strong>and</strong> Communicati<strong>on</strong>Symbiosis Internati<strong>on</strong>al UniversityBangaloreAbstractThe news <strong>and</strong> current affairs programmes <strong>on</strong> various channels in Karnataka have become an echo chamber for the politicians whoown them. Televisi<strong>on</strong> news channels are used to settle pers<strong>on</strong>nel sores outside the assembly. One of the str<strong>on</strong>gest reas<strong>on</strong>s forpoliticians owning the channels is the belief that televisi<strong>on</strong> news channels str<strong>on</strong>gly influence voters behaviour. This paper examinesthe linkages between ownership <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tent in Kannada News Channels.Dept. of Journalism <strong>and</strong> Mass Communicati<strong>on</strong>, Periyar University, Salem