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Selective coverage of atrocities<\/h1>\n
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BY SHUBHAM VERMA<\/a>|<\/b> IN Media Monitoring <\/a><\/span>|<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Why do some anti-dalit and anti-minority atrocities dominate the news while others are ignored?<\/div>\n
SHUBHAM VERMA does some research<\/div>\n
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F<\/em>ive n<\/em>ewspapers were <\/em>taken for this <\/em>stud<\/em>y: The<\/em> Indian Express, The Hindu, The Times of India, Jansatta and Hi<\/em>ndustan. <\/em>Six<\/em> incidents<\/em> have been selected for comparative study of coverage given by <\/em>the <\/em>print media. Ten days <\/em>of coverage given<\/em> by these five newspapers from <\/em>the <\/em>start of <\/em>the <\/em>incident <\/em>to the tenth day <\/em>ha<\/em>ve <\/em>be<\/em>en<\/em> recor<\/em>ded <\/em>for<\/em> the research. So<\/em> in<\/em> total (6 <\/em>c<\/em>ases<\/em> x<\/em> 10 days <\/em>x <\/em>5 <\/em>n<\/em>ewspaper<\/em>s<\/em>) 3<\/em>00 newspapers were studied<\/em>.<\/em>Data from the National Crime Records Bureau and the National Minori<\/em>ties Commissi<\/em>o<\/em>n has also been used.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Modi government has completed more than half of its tenure. The political situation in India seems to be more stable than before. The fiscal condition is sound and the Indian economy\u00a0 continues to grow. \u00a0A non-Congress government at the centre is taking a lot of decisions and people\u2019s expectations from this government are high. However, if news reports are indicative of the state of the nation, it would seem that the social fabric of the country is in upheaval. \u00a0The media\u2019s coverage gives the sense that atrocities against Dalits and the minority communities have increased under this government.<\/p>\n

However, the voting pattern of the country and opinion surveys indicate that the common people of the country do not share the sense of turmoil as portrayed in the media reports.<\/p>\n

So is the Government really anti-Dalit and anti-minority as the media coverage suggests? To understand this, our team has studied five newspapers and websites of several media houses, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data and National Minority Commission (NMC) reports for a comparative study of the most highlighted cases against Dalits and the minorities during the incumbency of the current NDA government.<\/p>\n

In order to study the coverage pattern of the print media and understand their news judgement while reporting on anti-Dalit and anti-minority atrocities, the two most highlighted cases under the Modi government were selected: the Dadri Akhlaq killing in UP \u00a0and the Una flogging case in Gujarat. To understand whether these cases were given less or more coverage, some similar cases were identified for comparative study. For example, to compare coverage of Dadri, two similar cases – the Sanju Rathore murder case from Rampur and Gaurav\u2019s murder case from Aligarh \u2013 were chosen. Similarly, for a comparative study of the Una Dalit flogging case, similar cases of Dalit atrocities were selected.<\/p>\n

Statistics on Dadri, Aligarh and Rampur murder cases:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brief about three cases:<\/strong><\/p>\n