Media

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

News Reports

The Quint publishes a heavily edited audio clip of ABVP leader Shivangi Kharwal to prove her wrong

Anurag - 10 March, 2021

ABVP's Shinvagi Kharwal faced army of trolls and abusers after objecting to anti-national slogans against Indian Army at Delhi University

Opinions

Why American liberals need to shut up about India

Abhishek Banerjee - 10 March, 2021

Dear American liberals, give India a break and look at your own country. The one that kneels before China and wags its finger at India.

Media

BuzzFeed abruptly lays off 47 employees including senior editors, shuts down HuffPost Canada

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2021

"Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don't have the resources to support another two years of losses," said Peretti announcing his decision to lay off 47 HuffPost employees.

Fact-Check

NDTV peddles fake news about Rajasthan running out of Coronavirus vaccines: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 9 March, 2021

While replying to the PIB tweet that called out their lie, NDTV said, "we reported the Rajasthan Health Minister's comment."

Media

Shekhar Gupta admits that he has been scared to criticise Rahul Gandhi and Congress, Congress leaders prove him right

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2021

Shekhar Gupta criticised the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi for failing to put enough pressure on the Modi government

Media

‘Can’t wait to anchor Jabab Chay Bangla’: Republic Bangla to go on air from March 7, Arnab Goswami to anchor a debate show

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2021

The channel has taken to its official Twitter handle to announce the official launch of its Bengali News channel Republic Bangla

News Reports

The popularity of PM Narendra Modi surges, becomes the most-watched personality on television in India last year: BARC report

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021

Much the same as his social media fan-base, the impact of PM Narendra Modi on television has also been multiplying

News Reports

Defence analyst Nitin Gokhale and journalist Ashutosh say they will sue Caravan India for allegedly misquoting them: Details

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021

The article in Caravan magazine, written by its editor Hartosh Singh Bal, claims that the government's move to regulate fake news and web portals is aimed to act against people who are writing against the government.

Fact-Check