Attached is a collection of YouTube thumbnails from Times Now Navbharat, Zee News Hindi, and News18 Hindi
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Added: Oct 21, 2025
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Mediating Power: How Media Amplified Executive Rhetoric into a National Spectacle
The media played a central role in amplifying Yogi Adityanath’s remarks, transforming a local law-and-order
issue into a nationally visible performance of power. Channels like Times Now Navbharat, Zee News Hindi,
and News18 Hindi highlighted phrases such as “chedhoge to chodenge nahi” and “denting and painting must
be done,” pairing them with dramatic visuals of protests, lathicharges, and demolitions. This coverage both
nationalised the CM’s rhetoric and normalised punitive action, while short-form clips on social media created
a feedback loop reinforcing administrative measures like mass arrests and internet suspensions.
Below are the collated thumbnails used by Times Now Navbharat: