Note: Written in May 2021 for Making of the Modern World 15 — a media analysis assignment examining how English-language journalism covered the Indian farmer protests. I was a sophomore, watching the protests unfold from a distance, trying to separate the framing from the facts. The essay argues that most coverage was slanted, sensationalized, and not necessarily reflective of an actual human rights violation. Modi repealed the three farm laws in November 2021, six months aft