{"id":197525,"date":"2026-03-31T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=197525"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:50:45","slug":"indian-media-fuels-misinformation-on-iiojk-situation-say-rights-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/31\/indian-media-fuels-misinformation-on-iiojk-situation-say-rights-activists.html","title":{"rendered":"Indian media fuels misinformation on IIOJK situation, Say rights activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-197526\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM.png 1536w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM-330x220.png 330w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM-705x470.png 705w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar: Local rights activists have slammed the Indian media for its biased reporting on the rights situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, saying it echoes RSS-BJP narratives and masks ground realities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the activists pointed out that Indian media&#8217;s coverage of Kashmir is often fabricated and false, amplifying misinformation to deflect global scrutiny from human rights violations in the territory. &#8220;Indian media is supporting Modi&#8217;s Hindutva agenda in Kashmir,&#8221; said a prominent activist.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that Indian journalists and TV anchors are merely narrating what fits the Modi regime&#8217;s official policy on Kashmir, rather than practicing professional journalism. The biased reporting has been termed a &#8220;travesty of professional journalism&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The activists&#8217; comments come amid growing concerns about the Indian media&#8217;s role in shaping public opinion on Kashmir, with many questioning its credibility and objectivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar: Local rights activists have slammed the Indian media for its biased reporting on the rights situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, saying it echoes RSS-BJP narratives and masks ground realities. According to Kashmir Media Service, the activists pointed out that Indian media&#8217;s coverage of Kashmir is often fabricated and false, amplifying misinformation &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":197526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-197525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/03\/ChatGPT-Image-Mar-31-2026-08_59_44-AM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197527,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197525\/revisions\/197527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}