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Why Journalists Have Become Cheerleaders

Newsclick Team |
Why did India's journalists turn into cheerleaders of those in power? One big reason is, simply to save their jobs.

Why did India's journalists turn into cheerleaders of those in power? One big reason is, simply to save their jobs. In the past five years, media and publishing jobs have declined by over three-fourths. While top editors and anchors have held on to high-paid jobs, less paid people in newsrooms have been sacked in large numbers. That is why journalists have decided to toe the line of the powerful.

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