![]() The Dalit news is considered only as local news and the atrocities against Dalits find difficulty in reaching other places. Dalit issues are confined within the news value “proximity”. The findings reveal that Media often omits violence against Dalits in the name of proximity. The present study intended to explore the treatment of violence on Dalits by Media. Dalits are portrayed as instigators of violence or victims of violence. which receive space in the media are often the issues which revolve around violence. ![]() There has been an exclusion of Dalits from the mainstream media coverage and their representation in the newsroom (Anand (2005), Uniyal (1996), Prasad (2002) and Jeffrey (2000)). ![]() Available literature suggests that the Dalits in India have long been ignored by the media as a reflection of their status in the socieh. This article examines the media coverage of violence on dalits.
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