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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021
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Sankar Narayanan E H
7:14
Hello and Welcome to a Panel Discussion with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the #Reuters Institute, Sashi Kumar, journalist and media entrepreneur, Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor of Scroll, and Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief of the News Minute. The discussion was moderated by Manisha Pande, Executive Editor of the Newslaundry.
7:25
Dhanya Rajendran says on journalists' neutrality, "Journalists have to understand neutrality doesn't exist in the news industry since we are human beings."
7:26
Supriya Sharma says, "News consumers understand that journalists are supposed to hold power to account, but demanding the same accountability of the audience as we do with the govt is not sensible."
7:27
Sashi Kumar on the neutrality of news...neutrality is a clinical kind of issue but there can be neutrality. An article on the issue of neutrality in news by SciencesPo. https://www.sciencespo.fr/en/news/there-is-no-neutrality-in-journalism...
7:29
Supriya Sharma talks about how everyone should have a chance to present their side of the story, this is a traditional value of journalism that news consumers still expect.
7:31
According to Sashi Kumar, there can be two kinds of objectivity as objectivity comes from different viewpoints.
7:32
He says, in channels like Republic, there is a high viewing rate, but it is the least trusted, so the contradiction is you are watching what you least trust.
7:34
A clip of Arnab Goswami's prime-time news.
Pande elaborates, For instance, the gang rape case of Uttar Pradesh. If the audience does not believe in us as a trusted source, nothing can be done.
7:35
That can be said of all tv channels, they are reality tv now. There are no news bulletins in news channels anymore, as per Kumar.
7:37
Rasmus Nielsen says this on the issues faced by journalists in their workspace, "Journalists get complaints from powerful people, sometimes even harassed which questions their professional ethics." CNN reporter harassed on live tv. https://youtu.be/UETYWi4S9yY
7:39
Sashi Kumar adds that "The Wire" and the "Republic" are the last two respectively on the brand trust weightage scale.
7:42
The Wire acknowledges that the internal editorial processes which preceded the publication of its Meta stories did not meet their standards.https://thewire.in/media/the-wire-editorial-to-our-readers-an-apology-...
7:43
Sashi Kumar says this about his early journalism career, "I spent my early years in Doordarshan so I know people do not trust it because the government is involved."
Sharma questions, "What is this doing to our journalism, the polarization? The challenge is to stay steadfast in traditional values, stick to more reporting and not fall for a more lucrative low-cost way of generating opinions."
7:44
Supriya Sharma adds by saying this about the Doordarshan, "Perhaps people are looking for basic information. They think DD is reliable for such info such as where there is a lockdown."
Sharma says that the response has been heartening. Our public accountability journalism has resonated. Whenever we do reports, on PPE kits or oxygen availability leading to death, these stories bring readers to the site.
Sharma adds, "But also communicated our values as a newsroom, seeking to relay facts. Readers came to see us as valued sources and also contributed to our reporting fund. The stories during the lockdown spoke directly to them.
7:45
Dhanya Rajendran talks about how there are two groups of people, one who doesn't believe anything published and the other groups who pick only the truth. 
The pandemic has changed many things in journalism on the ground of trust. Journalists did many good things at that time.
A comparison between TV, Radio, Print, and Online weekly reach

https://twitter.com/pedroisandretta/status/1539333330969079808
7:48
Journalist, Barkha Dutt covering migrant labours during the pandemic,
7:49
Kumar believes that digital media, like stand-alone pages like The Wire and The Quint are the frontline for the media. Because, in terms of speaking truth to power and being bold, they are at the forefront, which is why the government is targeting them.
He adds that digital media is doing a tremendous job but the mainstream media is taking cues from digital media and social media. In the mainstream media, they have teams to browse social media. There is a huge shift in the media ecology
7:50
He adds on the growth of digital portals, "It is a decade old, not even a decade old. The big story is this pandemic reporting is taking place and the Government is barking down because they are concerned."
7:51
Regional languages are growing at a very high rate so it has to be factored into future studies adds, Sashi Kumar.
7:54
Asiaville, one of the most prominent regional news platforms
Sashi Kumar says All multimedia forms are finding their place into the mainstream media.
7:55
Rasmus says Regional newspapers used to dominate the United States and that they have been under tremendous pressure for quite some time now.
7:56
Do you think Digital Media is the future of Journalism?
Yes (100% | 1 vote)
 
No (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 1
8:03
Some of the key findings from the Reuters Institute's annual report on news consumption worldwide
8:05
That is a wrap! Thank you to everybody for joining in.
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