NL Hafta – Episode 46

In this episode of NL Hafta, we discuss the Central Bureau of Investigation raid on the Delhi secretariat and Aam Aadmi Party’s allegations against Arun Jaitley. We then move on to discuss the attention Barkha Dutt’s book has been getting on Amazon. The team debates whether the word “presstitute” is offensive or not, and we also discuss the larger issue of taking offence. Was the cartoon in the Australian newspaper racist? We give our take on what constitutes stereotyping and racism. Madhu Trehan also shares with us her experience of being on the cover of India Today. In the end we dedicate a song to a bunch of people who have been making and breaking the news lately.

For reference:

1. NPR Podcast: Top Reviewers On Amazon Get Tons Of Free Stuff
2. Australian newspaper cartoon depicting Indians eating solar panels
3. NYT: I Worry About Muslims
4. Newslaundry: What Big Media missed, avoided or misreported about the Shakur Basti demolition story
5. Capital Mind: The Economics of the Bullet Train and Whether It Makes Financial Sense To Take a 0.1% Loan
6. Sikh man on US flight mocked, labelled bin Laden by co-passenger
7. India Today cover

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Produced by Kartik Nijhawan

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