Watch | India's News Channels 'Must Be Amongst the Worst in the World': Former Hindu Editor N. Ram
'Whether you look at either the Hindi television sector or the so-called national TV news channels, they've been awful for the most part.'
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In an interview to discuss and analyse the media coverage of the Bihar election campaign, the former editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hindu, one of India's most highly regarded journalists, N. Ram has said that India's news television channels "must be amongst the worst in the world".
In a 24-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Ram said: "Broadcast television … has been awful. It must be amongst the worst in the world, whether you look at either the Hindi television sector or the so-called national TV news channels, they've been awful for the most part. Almost overwhelmingly."
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