Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Media bias in India


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Secret account 22:30, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Media bias in India

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It's original research. It was originally prodded for this reason, it wasn't contested, and I deleted it. After it was deleted, I restored the article per request, but I still feel that it is all original research.  hmwith  ☮  18:35, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

The Indian news reporting more importantly TV news has visibly changed. This is acknowledged by massive outbursts in news forums. I agree that the article needs a face lift. Until references are added it is fit to leave this information and, "allegation" and "counter allegation" so this very important topic gets the attention and credible content pores in. Please do not treat lack of references as a proof for original research. Allow this article to mature. While media has been speaking about freedom of speech there are clear instances where media corporations have threatened individuals for criticizing them (Chaitanya Kunte. The allegation is that NDTV threatened Chaitanya Kunte after he published a blog post criticising NDTV and specifically Barkha Dutt's reporting during the Mumbai attack). Let us please not scuttle our own freedom and let media run over peoples voice. Please allow this article to stay and mature. Thank you.

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 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 18:56, 27 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep for now. Media bias is an important subject. Give a chance to source and work on article.Turqoise127 (talk) 19:23, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- - Spaceman  Spiff  19:25, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as original research. While I have no doubt that bias exists in the Indian media and an article can be written about it, this is not a starting point for an article. A rare case where I advocate applying WP:TNT, since letting this article stay out there in its current form will just result in a soapboxing forum. - Spaceman  Spiff  19:28, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep: but needs work - Ret.Prof (talk) 22:38, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. - The article is completely unsourced, full of unverified content and merely seems to represent someone's POV on the topic. Also seems to lack notability in its present form - reads suspiciously like a fringe theory made up of random anti-establishment rantings. Regards, SBC-YPR (talk) 09:43, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
 * DeleteOnly one dead link reference. Article seems to be OR, not to mention a possible COATRACK page that leads to highlights the editors personal opinions about the 2008 Mangalore pub incident, specifically the complait about "liberal bias" --Deepak D'Souza (talk) 18:49, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as unadulterated OR. The only reference is to a (deadlinked) article in Faking News - if the name doesn't give it away, read the disclaimer, "Content of this website, unless categorized as “Editorial”, is a work of fiction. Readers are advised not to confuse the "news reports" of Faking News as being genuine and true. ". Abecedare (talk) 03:32, 2 November 2009 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.