Indian Politics and the Media: how is political news evolving in India?

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin are joined by Manisha Pande – standing in for Tom – to discuss the relationship between the media and the elections in India, which have begun in earnest. Is mainstream TV news still dominating the political cycle? Or are alternatives emerging, as the population becomes more digitally engaged?You can now subscribe to the PREMIUM version of Election Trike on Hubwave: tricycle.hubwave.netHere are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:Emily recommends “The One Thing Trump Knows He Wants in a Running Mate” by Jamelle Bouie in the New York Times.Rohan recommends “‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed” by Rokibuz Zaman in Scroll.Manisha’s recommendations can be found here, here, here, and here.Subscribe below to our contributors' Substacks:ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)India Inside Out by Rohan VenkatDividing Lines by Tom HamiltonThe Election Tricycle is a Podot podcast.It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Producer: Ewan CameronFor sales and advertising, email [email protected] watch a video version of the show, go to COOLER.NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.