Media Accountability

Description

In regional media, limited institutional and technological resources further complicated the challenge of sustaining verification standards, especially amid pressure for immediacy. Chandigarh is an administrative center and media hub in North India, which is close to geopolitically and politically active areas, provides an informative environment to explore the practices of misinformation and corrective measures in regional media. The study deals with the verification procedure and fact-checking processes, corrective procedure and misinformation effects in regional media. The study adopted a qualitative approach and conducted the in-depth semi structured interview with senior journalists and editors of print, TV & digital media organizations in Chandigarh region. Results indicate that there are meaningful differences between media outlets. Multi-source checks and editorial oversight were emphasized by print journalists. TV news reporters, on the other hand, understood that at times, when it comes to the business of fast-breaking information, the pressure to be competitive makes it hard to get proper verification. The findings also suggest that misinformation in regional news is not just a problem of technology, but one of newsroom culture and the evolving digital news environment and organizational dynamics. The study contributes to the ongoing discussions on media accountability, ethical journalism and fact-checking in regional media in India and provides some pragmatic recommendations for strengthening the process of verification and responsible journalism in the regional media.

Institutions

• Manipal University Jaipur

  Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Lovely Professional University

  Punjab, Phagwāra

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