Dehradun, Aug. 14 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 12 Aug: Senior journalist Pawan Lalchand Kumar has been conferred a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by Kumaon University for his research titled "Critical Analysis of Credibility of Television News Channels: A Study based on Uttarakhand". The study offers a comprehensive examination of the erosion of trust in Hindi television news and its implications for public discourse and democratic engagement.

The research, based on extensive fieldwork and data analysis, claims that while 91.8 percent of respondents consider credibility essential in news reporting, 53.5 percent believe that Hindi news channels fail to uphold it. A significant 67.6 percent attribute the rise of sensationalism to t...