The story had to do with the media itself, and referred to the phenomenon of ‘ghost newspapers’. On paper, they were called ‘small newspapers’ and were in the business of making a quick buck. In practice, the phenomenon of ‘ghost newspapers’ mocked these rules. A few people in the small newspapers industry admitted to the existence of ghost newspapers, but that was all. The phenomenon of ghost newspapers will continue to be a challenge in the coming election, just as paid news and fake news was in 2009, when advertisements appeared as news, and in 2014.

Source: The Hindu March 21, 2019 18:45 UTC