Media

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

News Reports

Congress party cries over ‘press freedom’, days after harassing journalist Arnab Goswami

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2020

The Congress party opened a war front against Arnab Goswami after he had questioned Sonia Gandhi over the Palghar lynching case.

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The Hindu publishes fake news claiming that Railways is charging extra money from stranded migrants to travel in special trains: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2020

While The Hindu reported that passengers will have to pay Rs 50 extra for special trains, actually state govts are paying for the trains

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Hounding of Arnab Goswami is unsurprising: This is what happened to me at a media event when I was just a law student

Rucha Dhakras - 2 May, 2020

The recent incident of the attack on editor in Chief of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami, brought a flashback of events that happened around six years ago.

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15 people test Coronavirus positive after attending a prayer meeting held by a family in their own building, TOI gives it a ‘Hindu temple’...

Jhankar Mohta - 2 May, 2020

Times of India has been a repeat offender. Despite attracting furore on social media for its transgressions, TOI refuses to refrain

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Sikh pilgrims test positive for coronavirus, India Today attempts to draw a parallel to Tablighi Jamaat superspreaders: Here is why they are wrong

Jinit Jain - 2 May, 2020

197 Sikh pilgrims have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and the media is now using them to shield Tablighi Jamaat super-spreaders

News Reports

After interrogating Arnab Goswami for over 12 hours, now Mumbai police ‘questions’ group CFO of Republic: 4 hours and counting

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2020

Interrogation of Republic TV CFO S Sundaram started at around 10.30 AM, and it is still going on till the time of writing this report.

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While Sharjeel Imam was a product of The Wire, here is how his counterpart, promoted by Newslaundry and others, is working against India

K Bhattacharjee - 1 May, 2020

The compatriot of Sharjeel Imam, Sharjeel Usmani, has announced his intentions of using Muslims as the fifth columns in the country to undermine Indian interests.

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Discrepancies in the Congress leader’s complaint, conduct of the Mumbai police and the battle-royale between Arnab Goswami and Sonia Gandhi

Nupur J Sharma - 30 April, 2020

'Who the hell do you think you are', Arnab Goswami had said after he and his wife were attacked by two Congress workers while the journalists were driving back home from their Republic TV studio.

Fact-Check

Fact check: The viral video of Rishi Kapoor blessing his fan in hospital is not his ‘last message’. Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2020

Hours after the death of veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, a video of him listening to a song in a hospital has gone viral. The video is widely reported to be the 'last video message' by Kapoor shot last night, hours before his demise.

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