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India's independent news media on a precipice, some fear - Los Angeles Times

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When a billionaire industrialist close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi closed in on acquiring New Delhi Television, or NDTV, last week, longtime network anchor Ravish Kumar, decided he had had enough. The award-winning 47-year-old journalist, who made his reputation on serving as an independent news voice, quit his nearly three-decade association with NDTV and released a blistering video to explain his decision. For the record: 8:24 p.m. Dec. 6, 2022An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Rajdeep Sardesai founded the media outlet Network 18. He was the editor in chief. “Today’s evening is an evening where the bird is struggling to find her nest,” said Kumar in an emotional message to his 2.3 million YouTube subscribers. “Because someone else has taken it away.” “India never had a golden period of journalism,” Kumar continued in his message, which quickly accumulated some 6.7 million views. “But it also didn’t have a devastating period like there is today. Every go

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation last August in New Delhi. Many say NDTV has been the only remaining Indian broadcast network that continues to question Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda. (Pankaj Nangia / Associated Press) By Parth M.N. Dec. 5, 2022 2 AM PT Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text" data-dateline data-subscriber-content> MUMBAI — When a billionaire industrialist close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi closed in on acquiring New Delhi Television

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