Why YouTube is blowing up in India | The Listening Post

Why Indians are turning to Youtube: There is no media landscape anywhere like India’s – almost 400 television news channels, broadcasting in 20 languages. Indians are also YouTube’s biggest audience - and its fastest-growing - and the platform has become a vital source of news for them. Well-known Indian journalists have abandoned prime-time TV slots in favour of Youtube. They have more freedom online to report on politics and social issues - at least for now. The spectre of censorship is growing, under a government that clamps down on news coverage it doesn’t like. The Listening Post’s Meenakshi Ravi reports on India’s YouTube boom and how - despite the misinformation - it has become a primary source of news. Featuring: Sakshi Joshi - Former anchor, India TV & News24; News & Current Affairs YouTuber Manisha Pande - Executive Editor, Newslaundry Dhruv Rathee - News & Current Affairs YouTuber ▶️ Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe 🕸️ Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/programs/the... 📸 Instagram:   / ajlisteningpost   🐦 Twitter:   / ajlisteningpost   @AljazeeraEnglish #india #youtuber #news #indian #aljazeeraenglish #sakshijoshi ; #dhruvrathee @SakshiJoshi ; @Dhruv Rathee