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Is this the end of the road for TV news – or is a revival possible? | TMR 2025

Once the most powerful medium for news in India, TV journalism’s credibility is collapsing under the weight of sensationalism, partisanship and ad-driven priorities. So, is reform possible or are we losing the medium entirely to new forms of storytelling and distribution? And what are the challenges, limitations and possibilities of making television relevant again? These were the themes discussed in the session ‘Can TV news be revived?’ at The Media Rumble 2025, which took place in Bengaluru on October 3 and 4. The discussion, moderated by Shabbir Ahmed, featured journalists Maya Sharma, Mini Menon, Sreenivasan Jain and Sinead O’Carroll. Sreenivasan pointed out that ahead of the panel, participants had joked that “this is going to be the shortest conversation” since the prospects of a TV news revival are “bleak”. “India has a long history of censorship,” he said, “but the scale of that has exorbitantly increased after 2014.” Maya said, “Today’s TV news caters to today’s TV audience.” Mini added that news channels cater to people who are “looking for a punching bag” after a hard day’s work. She also said good journalism “can only happen when there is a robust business model”. Sinead said it’s important for TV news to be a “gateway to inform people”. She also struck an optimistic note, pointing out that every person on the panel was “reviving TV news…just on a different platform”. Avail our special Deepavali season offer: https://rzp.io/rzp/dpvl Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://rzp.io/rzp/UaHZiJUTMR Power our coverage of the Bihar elections: https://rzp.io/rzp/bhrsm Help us unpack urban India's elite takeover: https://rzp.io/rzp/w1YfBqdGsoc Download the accessible Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61... Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook:   / newslaundry   Twitter:   / newslaundry   Instagram:   / newslaundry