Media

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

Media

BBC shuts down senior academic when she talks about how Pakistan has harboured and nurtured terrorists

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2021

"You are doing their propaganda work," Christine Fair commented before being cut off by the BBC presenter Philippa Thomas

News Reports

Ravish Kumar makes much ado about nothing after Hathway Cable removed NDTV India from some popular packs

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2021

Ravish Kumar alleged that Hatchway Cable has removed his channel from some packs as a part of a conspiracy to blackout the channel

News Reports

Watch: ‘Art Historian’ asks ‘sundar’ Neeraj Chopra about ‘sex life’ and training balance, makes Gold medalist very uncomfortable

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2021

Art historian Rajeev Sethi asked Neeraj Chopra about his sex life at an event hosted by Indian Express, making him uncomfortable.

Media

The Wire, International Press Institute and IMS: How Indian leftist website received prize from group that funds western regime change propaganda

K Bhattacharjee - 3 September, 2021

The Wire received a prize from the International Press Institute (IPI) in collaboration with International Media Support (IMS).

Opinions

The problem of non-linearity: What Chetan Bhagat and other liberals keep getting wrong on India’s vaccination rates

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 September, 2021

Congratulations, Chetan. You now have Sadanand Dhume defending your intellectual contribution. And doing it more eloquently than you ever could.

News Reports

Radical Islam apologist profiled by Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint spreads fake news claiming that Hindutva radicals destroyed a Muslim graveyard

OpIndia Staff - 1 September, 2021

Activists, admin and police demolish illegal majar on govt land, The Print columnist claims Hindutva radicals destroyed a Muslim graveyard

Media

Kashmir Police denies reports claiming 60 youth gone missing from Kashmir since the Taliban took over Afghanistan

Anurag - 1 September, 2021

Various media outlets like NDTV, News18 and online portals like The Kashmiriyat had reported that 60 youths from Kashmir went 'missing' as Taliban took over Afghanistan

Opinions

Why do real investors have hope in India even if ‘opinion writers’ don’t?

Abhishek Banerjee - 1 September, 2021

The day your prestige runs out, the money does too. If nothing else, the Chinese are canny with doing business. So, going forward, don’t count on Huwaei to sponsor articles on the greatness of Kerala model.

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