Harleen Kapoor, a journalist in Uttar Pradesh, laments the decline in press freedom since Narendra Modi took office in 2014. Under the ruling BJP, her media outlet has ceased publications on critical issues such as sexual violence and discrimination against lower-caste communities due to fears of retribution and financial instability stemming from government advertising dependence. While India has a vast number of media organizations, the environment for journalists has become perilous, marked by violence and consolidation among media owners, placing the country near the bottom in global press freedom rankings.
Harleen Kapoor reflects with melancholy on how, since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, she has spent a lot of time in the office instead of out on the powerful human rights exposes she used to work on.
The climate of fear that has built up in India in the past decade has led her media outlet to halt reporting on sensitive topics due to government pressure.
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