Archive for the ‘Survery on Bihar Media’ Category Dalits – Hindu or Muslim – are non-existent in Bihar Media: Study

A survey by media researchers has revealed that Dalit Hindus are only 1% in Bihari media. But senior journalists and editors are all upper-caste Hindus. A study conducted by Pramod Ranjan and published in a book, 'मीडिया में हिस्सेदारी: बिहार के मीडिया की सामाजिक पृष्ठभूमि का सर्वेक्षण' [Participation in the Media: A Survey of the Social Background of the Media in Bihar], looked at the caste affiliation of all journalists who occupy positions of influence in their respective organizations. The caste background of editors, news editors, bureau chiefs, senior journalists of Bihari media, and media organizations with a presence in Bihar was documented for this study. They looked at journalists working in Hindi and English print publications and Hindi and English electronic media, a total of 78 journalists working in 42 media organizations based in Patna. They found that almost all journalists with editorial influence in Hindi and English newspapers and electronic media are upper-caste Hindu males.