RELIGIOUSPHOBIA IN KERALA TELEVISION NEWS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

The development of television and its news channel is a part of the evolution that brought drastic changes in the socio, political and economic condition of India. People get most of their news from television news channels. India has the unique feature of having news channels in English and regional languages. This study is an attempt to map the religious phobic narration which was employed in the television news content specifically in Kerala. Kerala has reminded one of the cultural and educational pro thinking states in India. In this progressive treasure, Kerala media acclaimed one of the leading news presenters. The development of electronic media itself is a revolution that brought drastic changes in the socio-economic condition of India. From this very respective stance to how Kerala news channel dealing the religious matter in the public sphere is highly questionable. In this very contradictory stance to this study will be trace the religious phobic nature of news presentation by the news caster. This study will undertake the three issues within the frame work of religious phobia. Following study will follow the qualitative discourse analysis.