Itanagar, Feb. 25 -- A survey-based assessment of media professionals in Arunachal Pradesh has highlighted low income levels, limited workplace protections and exposure to editorial pressure as key challenges facing journalists and media workers in the state, according to a report released by the Himkai Research Initiative (HRI).
Titled "Media Work and Newsroom Realities in Arunachal Pradesh (2025-26)", the study is based on responses from 52 media professionals across print, digital, visual and social media platforms, collected between December 20, 2025 and January 2, 2026.
The report describes the state's media ecosystem as increasingly digital and relatively young, but operating under structurally fragile conditions characterised by mo...