“There is more control over the media now. He also said it is “very difficult” for real and neutral media to survive because media needs corporate finances and therefore, it is difficult for it to remain neutral. Ramon Magsaysay Award AugNeutral journalism unlikely to survive as media dependent on corporate finances: RavishĪfter the announcement of the award, Kumar participated in a live chat and while responding to a question alleged that a majority of the media is fuelling communalism and divide.
These are the five recipients of Asia’s premier prize and highest honor, the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. Keeping faith with a journalism that puts service to the people at its center, Ravish sums up what he believes a journalist is in the most basic terms: “If you have become the voice of the people, you are a journalist,” it added. “Through all the perils and aggravations, Ravish has remained consistent in his effort to preserve and widen the space for a critical, socially responsible media. He does not balk, however, at calling the highest officials to account or criticizing media and the state of public discourse in the country for this reason, he has been harassed and threatened by rabid partisans of one kind or another.
He does not dominate his guests but affords them the chance to express themselves. “As an anchor, Ravish is sober, incisive, and well-informed.
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