Hafta 138: Tripura journalist murder, Rajdeep-Arnab banter, Trump’s speech, Rohingya and more

Saurabh Dwivedi, the founder of Lallantop, joins the regular Hafta gang as we discuss Tripura journalist Shantanu Bhowmik’s murder. Bhowmik was murdered while covering an agitation near Agartala in Tripura on September 20. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Atul Chaurasia, Anand Ranganathan and Saurabh Dwivedi discuss “Rajdeep Vs. Arnab” as now Anupam Kher jumps into defend Arnab Goswami on this issue.

Saurabh raises an important issue in Madhya Pradesh where a family was fined Rs 75,000 for open defecation. Sekhri analyses Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly and finds it scary. At last, they talk about Rohingya crisis and how the media coverage by the mainstream media has been disgusting. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

For reference:

1. Newslaundry: #NLDhulai: Ranga uncle, take a course on unconscious bias
2. Newslaundry: #NLDhulai Of name, identity and the toxic illusion of knowing it all = Ranganathan ki dhulaai
3. Rethinking Our Nuclear Nightmare
4. Jal Thal Mal
5. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
6. Newslaundry: Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary did an amazing show on fake news
7. Newton
8. Newslaundry:  #RohingyaCrisis: The new low point for TV news
9. CBS News: Steve Bannon 60 Minutes interview (18:27)
10. Sulemani Keeda
11. Dhaka Tribune: Journey to Rakhine
12. Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Taalab
13. The Journal of Political Philosophy: The Aptness of Anger
14. NowThisPolitics: Video: This unexpected moment happened when Black Lives Matter activists were invited on stage at a pro-Trump rally
15. Caravan: Undercover: Ajit Doval in theory and practice

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