Global InformationSakshi TV information
 Façade of Sakshi TV building | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India |
| Network | Sakshi Media Group |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India[1] |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Telugu |
| Picture format | 4:3/16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Indira Television Ltd.[2] |
| Key people | Y. S. Bharathi Reddy (Chairperson) |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 2009 |
| Founder | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Links | |
| Website | Sakshi.com |
Sakshi TV (transl. The Witness)[3] is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel. It was launched on 1 March 2009, by Indira Television Ltd. owned by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.[4][5] It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Mohan Reddy.[6][7] The media group also owns the Telugu daily newspaper, Sakshi.[8]
The channel is widely regarded as a propaganda outlet for Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party—YSR Congress Party (YCP).[14] It has been criticized for its biased coverage of the political rivals of Reddy and YCP.[9][15][16] Sakshi TV has been found to be in breach of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) code of ethics on various occasions.[17][18] On 20 January 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance to the channel citing intelligence reports. As of February 2022[update], the channel is functional following a temporary stay it obtained from the Telangana High Court.
- ^ "Contact us | మమ్మల్ని సంప్రదించండి". Sakshi.com (in Telugu). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Complaints Redressal". Sakshi TV. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Ngwainmbi, Emmanuel K. (18 September 2017). Citizenship, Democracies, and Media Engagement among Emerging Economies and Marginalized Communities. Springer. p. 134. ISBN 978-3-319-56215-5.
- ^ "Sakshi TV aims to break clutter in the Telugu news space". afaqs!. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "After CBI squeeze, govt stops ads to Sakshi". The Times of India. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Sakshi Media Group appoints Vinay Maheshwari as Executive Director & CEO". Exchange4media. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Congress might soon join the list of political parties owning news channels". Mint. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Behl, Vinod (20 March 2009). "India's first HDTV channel Sakshi launched". Exchange4media. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
The channel is actively used by Jagan Mohan Reddy for political propaganda, especially against his political rivals. When he was arrested the channel ran consistent campaign claiming Jagan was innocent.
- ^ Jeffrey, Robin; Sen, Ronojoy (29 September 2015). Media at Work in China and India: Discovering and Dissecting. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-545-7.
- ^ Rodrigues, Usha M.; Ranganathan, Maya (26 November 2014). Indian News Media: From Observer to Participant. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-93-5150-464-1.
- ^ "YSR gets a much-needed "off" on Sakshi TV". Indian Journalism Review. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Padmaja (13 April 2017). "Who wants to own Telugu news channels?". The Hoot. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
The channel has clearly been an instrument in promoting the political interests of Jaganmohan Reddy and the YSRCP.
- ^ [9][10][11][12][13]
- ^ A, Srinivasa Rao (27 July 2012). "Congress in Andhra Pradesh mulls its own TV channel, newspaper". India Today. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
In the last one year, Jagan launched an offensive against the Congress government and the party through his media house - Sakshi television channel and Telugu daily.
- ^ Oskarsson, Patrik (19 September 2018). Landlock: Paralysing Dispute over Minerals on Adivasi Land in India. ANU Press. pp. 141, 179. ISBN 978-1-76046-251-2.
- ^ "News Broadcasters Association - Fifth Annual Report 2011-12" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
NBSA therefore held that Sakshi TV was in breach of NBA Code of Ethics and Guidelines particularly the provisions relating to accuracy, impartiality, objectivity, neutrality and privacy in reporting.
- ^ "NBSA hauls up CNN-IBN, Aaj Tak and Sakshi TV for breach of guidelines". Indiantelevision.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2022.