Media

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

News Reports

Web journalist Safiqul Islam threatened for reporting on Mamata govt’s grant to fake clubs, wife decides to stop the news venture

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2020

Sheikh Safiqul Islam, the journalist of Arambagh TV who regularly reports on the misconduct of the local administration has allegedly been threatened in West Bengal.

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Joseph Pulitzer – the story of the founder of the Pulitzer Prizes, and the Father of Yellow Journalism

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2020

The term Yellow Journalism originated during a competition between two major newspaper publishers Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.

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Arnab Goswami approaches SC to quash fresh FIR against him by Mumbai police, seeks restraint against the “servant and agents” of the State of...

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2020

While the vendetta against Arnab Goswami continues unabated the senior journalist is also resolute to pay back his oppressors in the same coin

Media

Journalist with The Print and The Wire commits suicide in varanasi, suicide note blamed local SP leader

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2020

A freelance journalist, Rizawana Tabassum, has committed suicide in Varanasi on Monday.

Featured

How AltNews works as an Islamic propaganda website using shield of fact check

Editorial Desk - 4 May, 2020

While subtly peddling Islamic propaganda, AltNews keeps up the veneer of fact-checking to make their propaganda far more palatable to their already gullible readers.

Government and Policy

Maharashtra govt files an application in the Supreme Court alleging that Arnab Goswami was “terrorising” the police in his debate

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2020

The application avers that the statements made by Arnab Goswami in the debate on his Republic Bharat channel were aimed at "browbeating, terrorising and intimidating the investigating Officer"

Media

Handwara encounter: The Wire refers to slain Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and his aide as ‘alleged’ terrorists

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2020

While most media outlets had shared the PTI newsfeed of the incident, The Wire decided to give it their own twist. For them, the terrorists who had taken a village family hostage were just 'alleged' terrorists.

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