Media

Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.

The Wire passes off the obvious about Adani-Israel JV as a great investigation, but there is a more sinister plan behind it: Here is what it is

Back in 2018, it was reported that Adani Group had received an order to manufacture Hermes 900 UAVs for the Israeli Defence Forces. Thus, The Wire is somehow 'investigating' something…

YouTuber Ajit Anjum threatens criminal defamation against fellow YouTuber after she interviewed a journalist claiming Anjum sexually harassed female anchors

Ajit Anjum has sent a defamation notice to the anchor of the YouTube channel who interviewed journalist Kumar Srikant

USA: Public-funded NPR suspends veteran editor Uri Berliner after he writes about media outlet’s political bias, editor resigns

Uri Berliner worked for NPR for 25 years. In an essay, he expalined how NPR has become overtly liberal biased over the years, to the point of neglecting genuine stories…

Caste-obsessed clown prince outdoes himself: How Rahul Gandhi demanded details of the caste of all passengers from airline honcho, according to reports

Open Magazine reported that the airline chief “found the query strange and bordering on the frivolous. It left him with a sense of disbelief.”

The Irish Times peddles anti-Modi propaganda in the garb of ‘editorial’, Indian ambassador to Ireland gives befitting reply

While dismissing allegations of political vendetta, Mishra said, "All cases of corruption are pursued strictly as per the established procedure, with availability of usual judicial remedies to the affected parties."

Congress leaders and supporters spread fake ‘Nielsen-Dainik Bhaskar survey’ predicting INDI Alliance win in elections, the newspaper promises legal action

Several I.N.D.I. Alliance supporters continued to peddle the fake survey even after Dainik Bhaskar categorically called it out as fake news.

Bloomberg reinvents the ‘EVM hack’ bogey, peddles Andy Mukherjee’s unhinged nonsense without a shred of evidence

Andy Mukherjee has written an opinion piece in Bloomberg asserting that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) which have been used in elections since 2004 are “rightly” the next port of…

Prosecution plays SQR Ilyas’ TheWire interview with Arfa Khanum Sherwani in court: How the interview attempted to influence judicial process in favour of Umar Khalid

During the hearing, Prasad played a specific interview in open court. The interview was of Umar Khalid's father, SQR Ilyas, with TheWire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani.

Following tax evasion and FDI questions, BBC transfers newsroom and publishing license in India to a new separate company established by its Indian staff

Notably, this marks the first instance of such a move in the public service broadcaster’s global operations. The development comes less than a year after the BBC faced scrutiny from…

Guardian article claims India was inspired by Jamal Khashoggi murder to kill terrorists in Pakistan, here is how this proves it is a work of fiction

The Guardian article claims that R&AW was inspired to kill enemies abroad after the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey