Pre-,during and Post-Censorship Coverage of India by the New York Times

Abstract

The New York Times' coverage of India was examined before, during and after the Indian press censorship of the mid-'70s. In view of Western concerns about censorship effects on the kind of news emerging from a country, it was expected that more favorable/positive topic news and less unfavorable/negative topic news would be found in the Times during than before and after the censorship. However no differences in coverage (in terms of slant and topics) were found over the three periods. Resourcefulness on the part of foreign correspondents and resistance from domestic sources may explain the findings.