"While We Watched", a new documentary on veteran journalist Ravish Kumar, attests to the challenges of independent news reporting in India today. Death threats, signal cuts and financial pressures are par for the course at his TV news station, NDTV. Now a recent hostile takeover bid has renewed fears over media freedom.
A little girl in pink pyjamas and cheerfully striped socks is snuggling on a couch with her father, an eminent TV news anchor, in their New Delhi apartment. Little Tipu wants to show her father, Ravish Kumar, a music video on his phone. But her dad is not thrilled with the idea.
