Sahara blackout

IN Media Watch Briefs | 05/03/2014

As Sahara chief Subroto Roy was arrested on Tuesday, the flagship channel owned by Sahara Group, Sahara Samay, blacked out the coverage of the event. Five other regional channels owned by Sahara also did the same. When the Indian Express asked, a senior editor based in Delhi said: “Why are you surprised? Which media organisation will cover the arrest of its proprietor?”

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