Media

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

Media

Senior Aaj Tak journalist Rohit Sardana passes away due to Covid, was busy helping others even as he suffered from Covid himself

OpIndia Staff -
Rohit Sardana, popular news anchor at Aaj Tak, has passed away on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19.
Media

As international media turns into vultures, MEA tells diplomats to not get overpowered by negative reports: Here is why he is right

Editorial Desk -
S Jaishankar has spoken to diplomats to not get bogged down by negative reports in international media about India and COVID-19 and take charge.
News Reports

Top sellers of India’s misery: Hindustan Times, AFP, Bloomberg and Nur Photo emerge biggest contributors of crematorium photos on Getty Images

OpIndia Staff -
Several media houses, agencies and photographers selling photos of funeral pyres from India at Rs 23,000 per photo on Getty Images
News Reports

Tragedy porn amid COVID-19 crisis: Photographs of funeral pyres from India selling for Rs. 23,000 each on stock image sites

OpIndia Staff -
Stock image site Getty Images is hosting dozens of photographs depicting Indian funeral pyres, selling them for up to Rs. 23,000
News Reports

Loksatta quietly edits its ‘fact-check’ on RSS Swayamsevak’s supreme sacrifice, claims the report was based on an unverified Tweet

OpIndia Staff -
Loksatta had also quoted the original Tweet from where it had picked up the story, that tweet has been deleted by the user now
News Reports

Media takes false viral story about ‘Muslim hero’ at face value, but resorts to fake claims to prove deceased RSS worker a liar

T Waraich -
The mainstream media is not only disproportionately signal-boosting 'Muslim hero' stories but also denigrating genuine heroes who happen to be from the RSS to serve a political agenda.
News Reports

Loksatta, Indian Express ‘fact-check’ 85-year-old Swayamsevak’s supreme sacrifice amid Covid pandemic, his daughter sets record straight

OpIndia Staff -
After the story went viral on social media, mainstream media seem to have taken it upon themselves to 'fact-check' the grieving family
Opinions

The claims that actual COVID-19 deaths in India are 10 times the reported numbers defy logic, circulated to spread panic

Kushal Mehra -
Claim that Covid-19 death toll is twice the govt figure is understandable but the 10 times claim fails to pass basic smell test
News Reports

Top mental health experts ask media not to create panic around Covid-19, criticise negative reporting from crematoriums

OpIndia Staff -
NIMHANS Director, other mental health professionals release open letter asking media to avoid “panic-inducing coverage” on Covid-19
News Reports

The Scroll publishes misleading headline to attack the UP govt for filing FIR in fake oxygen SOS case in Amethi

OpIndia Staff -
The concerned person had created sensation over a false emergency. The police served him a notice under section 41 of the CrPC and has let him go with a warning.
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