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In poll season, is it only glitter or gold for YouTube journalists?

At the grassroots, a new crop of journalists is creating a wave – independent, operating on social media, and focusing on hyperlocal issues and dialogues. But without the backing of big media outlets and money from advertisements, how are these journalists faring, especially in the election season?

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‘100% lie’: Meet the farmers named in double income success stories by govt institute

Himanshu, an 18-year-old resident of Khurshidpura village of Gautam Buddha Nagar’s Dadri, was surprised when told that his income had doubled, that he owned five acres of land, and earned Rs 5 lakh each year.

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Amenities absent, parties missing: The Gondwana Adivasis away from Amrit Kaal and change

Many villages in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh are home to several tribal communities, including the Gonds and Baigas. While the government claims that India has entered its Amrit Kaal, these are areas which lack potable water and basic medical facilities even 75 years after independence.

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Behind lull at Jaipur’s poll merchandise hub: ‘Shift to phone’, EC vigil, ‘no money’ for Cong

The Lok Sabha elections are just days away in Rajasthan, but unlike previous polls, the streets in the capital Jaipur are denuded of campaign material. Except Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face on hoardings at crucial junctions.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania

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Hafta 479: Katchatheevu controversy, the role of India’s Election Commission

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pande are joined by ex-Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi, and academic Professor R Manivannan.

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Hafta 478: TM Krishna awards row, Kejriwal’s arrest and PMLA Act

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pandey are joined by music producer and public health consultant Dr Aiswarya Rao.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 346: Maamla Legal Hai, Irish Wish, The Gentlemen

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Awful and Awesome Ep 345: Murder Mubarak, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Daniel Sloss

While discussing Kate Middleton’s ‘disappearance’:

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Kalli Purie just gave the most honest definition of Godi Media yet

Indian mainstream media generally has a thick skin. This is somewhat essential when you’ve collectively decided to cheer the government, blithely regurgitating the government line with no time for anyone who might condemn or criticise this cravenness.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 344: Oscars, Poor Things, Manjummel Boys

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HC upholds order directing Bloomberg to take down Zee ‘irregularities’ report

The Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court order directing Bloomberg to take down a report alleging that the Securities and Exchange Board of India had found irregularities to the tune of 241 million US dollars at Zee Entertainment, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC grants interim protection to Sudhir Chaudhary in Jharkhand tribal remarks case

The Supreme Court has granted interim protection to Aaj Tak’s consulting editor Sudhir Chaudhary in the case pertaining to his alleged anti-tribal remarks following the arrest of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Lobbies pressuring Modi govt’: Sonam Wangchuk on Ladakh stir, failed talks with Centre

“There are industrial lobbies, mining lobbies that are putting pressure on the (Central) government. We (Ladakh) don’t mean much to them. We are just meek tribal people,” said Sonam Wangchuk, educator and climate activist, as to why the Narendra Modi government, despite its promises in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls…

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SC dismisses SBI plea seeking extension of electoral bonds deadline

The Supreme Court has dismissed the State Bank of India’s petition seeking an extension of the deadline to publish information about donations made through electoral bonds. The court has told SBI to disclose the details by Tuesday, and for the Election Commission to publish the data by March 15, according…

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In Bihar, low registration for govt scheme keeps pregnant women from accessing healthcare

Merely 3.97 lakh pregnant women in Bihar, against 15.01 lakh institutional deliveries, availed of benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, or central government’s maternity benefit scheme, in 2021–22, as per data compiled by the state’s women and child development department.

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‘Act of hatred’: Delhi locals demand stricter action against cop who kicked namazis

It was a scene of outrage in north Delhi’s Inderlok locality on Friday as Delhi police sub-inspector Manoj Kumar Tomar kicked men offering namaz on the road outside a mosque. A video of the incident went viral on social media, and Tomar was subsequently suspended.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 312: Caste killing in Chennai, Himanta’s media empire

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and The News Minute’s Nidharshana Raju.

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Surveillance, online harassment, hostile crowds: Safety guide for journalists ahead of elections

Secure your digital accounts, protect yourself against phishing and digital surveillance, prepare yourself for online harassment, and watch out for your physical safety while reporting from rallies and crowds.

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TV Newsance 244: Ambani pre-wedding, Rahul Kanwal’s method anchoring, Savarkar biopic

The past week, the internet was taken over by junior Ambani’s “pre-wedding function”, which saw the world’s elites land in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. We take a look at the event’s media coverage, and how the TV news anchor’s stance on certain Ambani guests swiftly changed.

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‘Though alive today, every organ is failing me’: GN Saibaba after his decade in prison

“Except for the polio that I’ve had since my childhood, I went to jail without any health issues. But today, I am in front of you though alive, each and every organ failing me,” said GN Saibaba, 59, a former Delhi University professor who was released from Nagpur Central Jail…

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Hafta 475: BJP’s candidates list, TMC strongman’s arrest in Sandeshkhali case

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalist Radhika Ramaseshan.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 343: Laapataa Ladies, Mr & Mrs Smith, The Holdovers

Abbas: Did you see? Karan Johar has put up a high production quality pre-wedding video of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Our pre-wedding videos are by some random ‘Chandu video wala’.

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‘Diversity initiatives performative’: Women populate newsrooms, not top roles, says Reuters study

Across 240 news outlets on five continents, women make up only 24 percent of the top editors, and men hold the top positions even at media organisations where women outnumber men, as per a report released by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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‘They’ll say he has joined BJP’: Ranveer Allahbadia among 23 to win National Creators Award

It was the first-ever National Creators Award. And who better to present it than “India’s most influential creator” – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ostensibly without his creative team on stage.

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