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Coverage of Ambani ‘pre-wedding’ tells you everything that’s wrong with the media today

Last week, I spoke to some students at a Mumbai college. They were in their second-year of a three-year degree course in media studies. I asked them how many of them wanted to be journalists. In a class of around 35, only one young woman raised her hand.

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Needs ‘immediate attention’: Delhi High Court asks Centre to respond over French journalist’s plea

The Delhi High Court this week sought a response from the central government over a plea by French journalist Vanessa Dougnac against her being denied permission to work as a journalist in India.

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Himanta family’s grip on the headlines via Northeast India’s biggest media empire

On January 18, as the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passed through Assam, Rahul Gandhi addressed a public gathering in Jorhat.

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Chennai: An intercaste love story ends in cold-blooded ‘caste killing’

Nineteen-year-old Sharmila from Chennai lost her husband Praveen to a caste killing on February 24. The 22-year-old man belonging to the Paraiyar caste, classified as Scheduled Caste, was murdered by Sharmila’s elder brother Dinesh (24) and four other men, most of them caste Hindus, in the Pallikaranai locality.

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How the Supreme Court, over decades, established news media’s right to ad revenue

Last week, The Times of India reported that advertisement flow to India’s print media is expected to show seven percent growth in 2024, a record level of rise that exceeds even pre-pandemic levels. As a market leader in print ad revenue, Bennett, Coleman and Company Ltd, the media conglomerate that…

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Delhi court asks Bloomberg to remove ‘defamatory’ article on ‘accounting issues’ at Zee

A Delhi court has asked news outlet Bloomberg to remove an article about alleged accounting issues at Zee Entertainment Enterprises within a week in a defamation case filed by the latter, Livelaw reported.

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41 years of Nellie massacre: A pre-Godhra chapter for New India, with Assam’s ‘wage of indigenousness’

It’s been 41 years since the Nellie massacre of February 18, 1983, seen as one of the most horrific events of collective violence in independent India. Official estimates put casualties anywhere between 1,800 and 2,000, while less conservative figures hover around 7,000. But do these numbers matter more than the…

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‘Godi media, go back’: ABP journalist manhandled, heckled by protesters at Shambhu border

ABP journalist Jagwinder Patial was manhandled, heckled, and his earphone smashed by protesters at Shambhu border today, amid sloganeering of “Godi media murdabad” and “Godi media wapas jao”.

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Andhra Pradesh HC issues contempt notices to three media houses for ‘derogatory’ posts against judges

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday named three local media channels – TV5, Mahaa News and Myra Media – among those accused of making derogatory remarks against two judges who dismissed a quash petition filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the alleged skill development scam case.

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‘Govt concealing facts’: Caravan notice points to ‘absurd confidentiality’ of takedown

In another instance pointing to opaque content takedowns in India, The Caravan has been told to remove a piece it had published two weeks ago under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and its rules. The article pertains to the alleged torture and deaths of villagers in Jammu and…

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Two Muslim teens assaulted, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by men ‘avenging’ clash at Sufi shrine

February 11 was a typical Sunday evening for 19-year-old Irfan Pathan, a second-year polytechnic student at Parbhani’s Shivaji College. He was sitting in Rajagopalachari Garden, chatting with two friends, when a group of about 15 men allegedly attacked them.

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Covering Shambhu border chaos, Aaj Tak reporter says ‘hit by bullet’

Covering the chaos at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, a reporter from Aaj Tak said on camera that he had been “hit by a bullet” on Tuesday afternoon.

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Despite promise to drop farm protest FIRs, notices to many, RTI suggests no such order to Delhi cops

Many farmers booked in FIRs linked to the 2021 farm agitation have continued to receive notices by the Delhi police despite the Narendra Modi government’s promise to withdraw all cases against protesting farmers in 2021.

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In ‘crackdown’ after Haldwani violence, 18-year-old with fractured skull

Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura remains tense with the imposition of a curfew and at least five deaths after violence following the demolition of an “illegal” mosque and madrasa on Thursday last week.

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The fifth estate: Sagarika Ghose joins a long list of journalists entering politics

Journalist-author Sagarika Ghose has sprung a surprise with the Trinamool Congress’s decision to field her as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls. But she isn’t the first – India has had a long list of journalists entering the political arena, some even becoming ministers.

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From job aspirant to construction worker: The 5 dead in Haldwani so far

At 7.30 pm on February 8, Zahid, 45, left his home in Gafur Basti in Haldwani to buy milk.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 308: Saffronised RWAs, land exploits in Ayodhya

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and The Caravan’s Sagar.

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‘Undermining democracy’: Over 20 rights groups issue ‘chargesheet’ against Modi govt

More than 20 rights groups and individuals have collectively issued a “chargesheet” against the Modi government, accusing it of “subverting and undermining parliamentary democracy”.

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‘It’s as if they wanted to kill us’: How the attacks on journalist Nikhil Wagle unfolded

Journalist Nikhil Wagle is no stranger to violence. During the course of his career, he’s been attacked six times. But the events of last evening in Pune were different.

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Newsance 240: Uttarakhand’s UCC, Sudhir as expert on what women want, NL turns 12

This week, Newslaundry turned 12 years old. Against all odds, we’ve brought you ground reports, podcasts, video stories, media critique and shows. And this week, we will dissect the useful as well as the most ridiculous aspects of the Uniform Civil Code recently passed by the Uttarakhand assembly.

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Hafta letters: Ram temple, Hindutva politics, AI use

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Two shootings on camera: Why the heat’s turned up for Shinde and Fadnavis

Over the last seven days, two instances of violence in Maharashtra have turned up the heat on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.

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NL@12: Launching The Paper Trail, a brand-new format for subscribers

Newslaundry has turned 12 years old, and we’re launching something brand new to celebrate – The Paper Trail!

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Dainik Bhaskar Digital, reporter booked as sting operation alleges fraud ring

A day after a Dainik Bhaskar Digital sting operation tried to uncover an alleged fraud racket offering jobs for cash in Uttar Pradesh, the reporter as well as the news outlet have been booked for alleged defamation and criminal conspiracy.

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Violence after ‘experimental’ play on campus: Faculty frustrated at Pune univ’s lack of support

Six days ago, a photograph went viral on social media. It was a scene from a stage performance by students of Savitribai Phule Pune University showing an actor dressed as Sita sitting and smoking a cigarette.

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