Are independent journalists on YouTube replacing TV journalists?

05/09/24 • 47 min

In 2022, a Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)-Lokniti survey in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung showed that TV channels dominate as the news source in India, despite poor trust levels in them. In 2023, a Global Fact 10 research report showed that more and more Indians are now placing their trust in YouTube and WhatsApp for news.

Are independent journalists on YouTube slowly replacing TV journalists in India? Here we discuss the issue.

Edited by Jude Francis Weston

Are independent journalists on YouTube slowly replacing TV journalists in India? Here we discuss the issue.

Edited by Jude Francis Weston

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