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Losing the Plot – NDTV v/s individual blogger

I was telling someone the other day is that the saddest conclusion that i have reached is that the most honorable institution of them all is the Government. Ultimately, no matter how venal, power mad,...

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24 Hour Infomercials ?

At first, when my nani called me up to tell me that SRK was arrested in the USA – I thought that they had sent him to Gitmo ! Then i realised it was a 2 hour stop at the airport. I wonder how much...

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Manufacturing News, if not Consent !

The person i feel sorriest for in 24 hour news channels is the Sound Recordist. Having to hear our esteemed ‘news anchors’ screech their way through various issues – must deafen the strongest of ear...

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Indian Express & Shashi Tharoor – is it Personal ?

I really don’t believe in too many conspiracy theories. This entire idea that various systems might be conspiring to get an individual out seems kind of far fetched. But, in the recent past I have been...

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Radia Tapes – Itna Sannata Kyon Hai, Bhai …

… … the media silence on the Radia Tapes is deafening … For those of you watching and reading the Main Stream Media this week, life would be pretty much the same. 2 G scam, Karnataka, Some Asian Games...

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Radia Tapes – Letter from an Editor ….

A week has gone by, but MSM is yet to cover the story in a major concerted manner, though opinion pieces have begun emerging both in India and outside. I have begun compiling a list of all pieces in...

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Radia Tapes – Silence of the Lambs ….

Last week i had posted on the media black out of the  RadiaTapes  - filed in the SC as evidence – and that has the who’s who of media, industry and politics – an incestuous  oligarchy – in...

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Radia Tapes – Coverage Begins

Over 10 days after the story broke in the Open Magazine & Outlook, the rest of the media seems to have gotten into the act of covering the #Radiatapes – especially the ethics of journalists on the...

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Times of India – innuendo as news

Wikileaks is in the news again. Last Week, Julian Assange threw a hissy fit, and made all the remaining files available freely via his site. Unlike the last time, the cables ‘outed’ this time did not...

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Women Molested … link here..

Times of India has linked back to this blog. in a section called ‘women molested’ *face palm*   and, it links back to this page on the ToI Website     I must appreciate the Time’s of India’s ability to...

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Takedown & the rest ..

There has been a fair amount of traffic on my twitter TL on an article that was taken down in the DNA . People have, rightly, asked for an explanation. Fact checking, misrepresentation of facts etc all...

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Deepika Padukone : When a woman says no, what does it mean ?

My column in the DNA, earlier this week The Times of India’s stand is pretty much the same as that of khap panchayats – she was wearing revealing clothes, therefore she asked for it PTI Last week, the...

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#CobraPostSting : #MediaonSale What should the Government Do?

For most of us who have worked in the media, and then chosen to leave MSM, the sting by CobraPost was not a major surprise. What was surprising was the extent of the rot. What was considered to be...

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Newslaundry Column : Cobra Post Media for Sale – What should Regulators Do?

Cobra Post Media for Sale sting brought up some interesting, and entertaining videos. I am sure anyone who began watching it, saw it through with fascination. And, while many may outrage about the lack...

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CNBC TV 18 Column: Some floods are more equal than other floods

I write for CNBC TV18, on why some floods are more important than other floods.  It seems to be the season of floods. Last week the National Emergency Response Centre (NERC), released figures on the...

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Column: Advertising Pressure on Platforms that run Hate

This appeared in the FPJ Last year, when things were somewhat normal, and people went to see comedy shows, comedian Agrima Joshua, during a live show,  cracked a joke about the Shivaji statue that is...

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Column: Advertising Pressure on Platforms that run Hate

This appeared in the FPJ Last year, when things were somewhat normal, and people went to see comedy shows, comedian Agrima Joshua, during a live show,  cracked a joke about the Shivaji statue that is...

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Column: Polarisation and the Indian Media – Why trust is at an all-time low

I wrote this piece on media polarisation and the role that anchors play, and why trust in the media is at an all time low, for the FPJ In the last two years, since the lockdown began, most of us have...

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