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Protesters take over Sri Lanka's state broadcaster

In dramatic scenes today, protesters in Sri Lanka stormed the state-run TV Rupavahini and took over the broadcast.

Newslaundry

Press meet on Zubair’s arrest: Why journalists need more than just shows of solidarity

The conference hall of the Press Club of India was packed on Monday afternoon. It contained more than 70 journalists who had gathered to discuss, as PCI put it, the “creeping infringement of media freedom and assault on personal liberty of journalists”.

Newslaundry

YouTube singles out Ravish Kumar’s show on UP police brutality for content warning

YouTube has slapped a warning on a recent episode of NDTV India’s show “Prime Time with Ravish Kumar”. “The following content has been identified by the YouTube community as inappropriate or offensive to some audiences,” the warning reads.

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Indian police charge 30 soldiers over killing of tribal people

Nagaland state’s police chief says the army resorted to ‘disproportionate firing’ that killed six innocent people.

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‘Intellectual debate’: How papers and TV covered diplomatic fallout of BJP leaders’ Prophet remarks

India has been forced into diplomatic firefighting as remarks made by two BJP leaders against Prophet Muhammad have sparked outrage in several Arab capitals. On Sunday, the governments of Qatar, Kuwait and Iran summoned India’s envoys and expressed their anger, even handing over diplomatic notes of protest and demanding a…

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TV Newsance 173: KCR sponsors NDTV 'feature', Modi and Yogi enjoy free publicity on ABP

This week we shift gears to bring you a special episode breaking down what ad-funded programming looks like on TV news and what different forms this monster has taken in the Indian news ecosphere.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 172: Gyanvapi ka Sach, from Param Bhakts on TV news

Is it a Shivling or a fountain? This entire week on TV news was spent debating this question pertaining to the Gyanvapi mosque. Anchors turned kar sevaks and gave us minute details about a leaked report on a survey conducted at the mosque. We had experts like Amish Tripathi on…

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Amish Tripathi’s ahistorical fantasy, brought to you by NDTV

On the evening of May 17, NDTV invited Amish Tripathi, a writer of fantasy fiction, to discuss whether India should go digging up the past vis-à-vis the Gyanvapi mosque. What ensued was 17 minutes of a pantomime where Tripathi made a series of ahistorical statements. Unsurprisingly, since he is by…

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'Gagging': NDTV, Newslaundry reporters not allowed to speak to affected families in Jahangirpuri

A media gag has ostensibly been put in place at the site of the Jahangirpuri demolition, with journalists not being allowed to speak to victims of the action that came in breach of a Supreme Court order.

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UP mahant’s rape threat: Republic, ABP, Aaj Tak skip it for Ukraine, Pak and azaan

A day after a video of a mahant threatening to abduct and rape Muslim women outside a mosque in Khairabad went viral, the National Commission for Women wrote to the UP DGP seeking action on Friday. But for a large section of the TV news media, it remained business as…

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Chinese hackers target power grid near Ladakh

Launching a cyber-espionage campaign against India, suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted electricity distribution centres near Ladakh, a report by private intelligence firm Recorded Future Inc. has said.

The Hindu

Election results LIVE: Capturing the sound and fury on TV news

Welcome to verdict day, where the results will be declared for the assembly elections conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab.

Newslaundry

Staff resigns on live TV, Russian TV channel plays ballet to protest Kremlin order

Saying “no to war” in their final telecast, the staff of TV Rain – among Russia’s few independent television channels – resigned on live television after an order to suspend operations due to the organisation’s coverage of the Ukraine crisis, NDTV reported.

Newslaundry

Morning Show Ep 20 ft Gorakhpur Univ students: Yogi vs Akhilesh, Zee News vs NDTV

In this episode, Team Newslaundry settles down for a fun chat on the UP assembly election with the students of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University.

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Ahead of resumption of TRPs, NDTV opts out of ratings for ‘blackout’ period

In a statement on Monday, the NDTV said that it is among the networks that have chosen to not be included in the ratings which are soon to be released for the last few months. “During this period, ratings were blacked out because of the grave corruption and mismanagement involved…

Newslaundry

‘A click is all that matters’: Lessons on ad revenue from News18’s ‘report’ on Malaika Arora

Celebrities have always been fodder for “news”. From why an actor changed her surname on social media to trying to identify random shadows in celebrity photos, even “serious” news websites often have sections devoted to mindless gossip.

Newslaundry

Tarun Tejpal moves SC seeking in-camera hearing of rape case appeal

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear an appeal by former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal against the Bombay High Court’s rejection of his plea for an in-camera hearing in the 2013 rape case, NDTV reported.

Newslaundry

Pendrives & gumption: How journalists in Kashmir are dealing with communications blockade

Reporting in Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370 is not easy, especially for a reporter from outside Kashmir. It has become a ritual to invite contempt from the people of Srinagar right at the moment of introduction. The choicest expletives are reserved for the “Indian media”, who most of…

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NDTV’s founders prevented from leaving country, LOC issued in June

On August 9, NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy were prevented from leaving the country. The basis of this was a lookout circular (LOC) issued in relation to a two-year-old case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The couple was supposed to board a Kenya Airways flight…

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#Phase3: Voting begins in 117 seats across 13 states and 2 UTs

One hundred and seventeen Lok Sabha seats across 13 states and two Union Territories are going to polls in the third phase of the 2019 General Elections. In the first two phases, polling was held to 91 and 95 seats on April 11 and April 18.

Newslaundry

Women in media: The power and the struggle

Each year, the Network of Women in Media (NWMI), India, holds a national meet for its members, who hail from a range of platforms in states across India. On January 4-6, Chennai’s Anna University hosted over 100 female journalists – early-career reporters, long-time veterans of print newsrooms, old friends, new…

Newslaundry

Candidates 2014: Let The Gossip Stop

So here it is as promised, the piece that will transparently and clearly narrate what went wrong (or right, depending on your point of view) with Candidates 2014. We will also share what we did and what we learnt.

Newslaundry

Party At The President’s House

The good news is that Newslaundry will turn two in February 2014. The bad news is, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that we will get to celebrate the event in the hallowed precincts of the Rashtrapati Bhavan as we had dreamt we would. A dream which was inspired by NDTV.

Newslaundry

Operation Sting

Let’s face it – sting operations are to news what nudity is to cinema. So it is hardly a surprise that in these times when television news is a fiercely frantic TRP battle, news channels sting with alarming frequency and unbridled zest. Many sting ops, expectedly, are plain ridiculous and…

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