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Dividends or dangers? Digital media in the world’s largest democracy
Presentation at the IAMCR panel
Democracy as highlighted by BRICS Leicester, 28 July 2016
Professor Daya Thussu
University of Westminster, London [email protected]
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Top five, in millions
Country Internet users
Penetration (%)
% Growth 2000-2015
674 50 2,896
375 30 7,400
280 87
194
117 58 2,253
115 91 144
Internet World Stats, 2015
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The world’s biggest ‘open’ internet
Figures in millions
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Rural internet
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Mobile internet
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Digital dividend?
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The world’s largest IT project
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A public-private partnership?
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Ambani’s digital empires?
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Digital dangers?
l Concentration of media power l Advertorials, sponsored and ‘paid’ news l Media as diversion: Infotainment 2.0 l Communalizing media discourse l Vigilante journalism and techno-
nationalism
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Misinformation galore!
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Developmental deficit