Election time: The media in India and Indonesia under scrutiny

News media commercialization in Chindia: Changing theoretical perceptions

“…Some of the influential media outlets in India are owned by political leaders, others belong to corporations and have been informally, but clearly, supportive of some of the leaders because of their beneficial policies. In explaining these complicated market realities, some scholars go so far as to describe the role of the media in the Indian national elections as the ‘logical extension of crony capitalism’ (Mazumdar, 2014: 4). Truly, it can be stated that market interests are clearly present in Indian political journalism, but at the same time, those interests come from different, often competing interest groups, which, despite going against the public interest responsibility of the media, still contribute to the principle of the marketplace of ideas by providing some diversity of opinion.…”