Assam India

Misreporting in the Name of Sensationalism: National Media’s Dangerous Ignorance About the Northeast

Guwahati: The recent portrayal of Assam’s revered Maa Kamakhya Temple by CNN News18 has reignited an old and festering wound: the national media’s persistent failure to represent the Northeast with accuracy, nuance, or respect. In a now widely criticized segment, CNN News18 claimed that human sacrifices continue to be performed at the Kamakhya Temple—a claim […]