Abstract
As India dons the role of G20 presidency, the country’s commitments to sustainable growth is all set to be intensely scrutinized on the global stage in the coming months. Prompted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s audacious declaration of an ambitious 5-point agenda for climate action at COP-26 in Glasgow 2021, the country has apparently been set on a path of a rigorous green growth. While the political will demonstrated by the Indian government in the area of environment conservation and climate action has been commendable, it will be worthwhile to study how much of this national policy has percolated to the Indian media and polity. Is the government’s green agenda a prominent part of the mainstream discourse in India? How is the Indian media viewing and contributing to these green objectives? The study attempts to gain a perspective on this by analyzing news prioritization in two of India’s leading national dailies – Times of India and The Hindu. The study includes front page analysis of all issues of the two newspapers over a span of six months, starting from Feb 1, 2023. Apart from the quantitative analysis of stories on the front page news, the paper also delves into the qualitative aspects of the news coverage such as treatment of stories, rhetoric, impact of media routines, etc.
Presenters
Sangeetha UnnithanAssistant Professor, Communication, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
NEWS PRIORITIZATION, MEDIA ROUTINES, ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CONTENT ANALYSIS
