Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

Covering Kashmir: political unrest and polarised media. Plus, the fight to cover Sudan's forgotten war.



Kashmir: Tortured politics, fractured media

Indian-administered Kashmir is seeing the worst outbreak of violence in 6 years. Media divisions are rife in this story - not just between Indian and Pakistani media, but between Kashmiri local media and self-appointed nationalist Indian media. This is a political battle that has lasted nearly 70 years and the media narratives are more fractured than ever.

Talking us through the story are: Peerzada Ashiq, Kashmir Correspondent, The Hindu; Syeda Afshana, Media Academic, University of Kashmir; Hilal Mir, Editor, Kashmir Reader; Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor in Chief, Zee News.