Media
Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.
Amnesty International under fire for using AI-generated images in a post against human rights violations in Colombia: Full details
Amnesty International published posts against systemic brutality used by Colombian police to bring down nationwide protests in 2021 but used AI generated images
You don’t talk about spine: ANI Editor Smita Prakash lambasts former editorial advisor of Congress mouthpiece ‘National Herald’. Here is what happened
Mrinal Pande had been at the helm of fake stories, surrounding the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the founding of ISRO
US-based digital media house Vice Media may soon file for bankruptcy: Report
Vice Media may file for bankruptcy if does not fine a buyer, reports New York Times
Did Rana Ayyub speak at United Nations General Assembly? Not really. Here is what really happened
In a tweet on May 1, Rana Ayyub deliberately chose to omit the fact that she would be speaking at UN General Assembly Hall as a part of a panel guest.
Karnataka: Murder-accused Congress candidate, who is barred from his constituency by SC, gets praised by The Hindu for his virtual campaigning
Vinay Kulkarni is the Congress candidate from the Dharwad assembly constituency. He is accused in the Yogesh Gowda murder case of 2016.
The Guardian publishes anti-Semitic, Nazi propaganda-inspired cartoon, retracts after outrage. Here is the backstory
Richard Sharp is a Jew by Faith who proactively supports Israel and as such the Guardian cartoon was clearly directed towards his religious beliefs.
Karnataka: Several BJP workers injured after assault by Congress workers led by Siddaramaiah’s nephews, India Today claims clash erupted over road accident
A political campaign turned violent after Siddaramaiah's nephews and Congress workers allegedly assaulted BJP workers in the poll-bound Karnataka
Warner Bros. and its HBO content to be exclusively available on JioCinema in India, Viacom18 signs multi-year agreement with the Hollywood giant
As per a deal signed by Viacom18, content from Warner Bros. including HBO will be available on JioCinema in India.
As Executive Editors of NYT, WaPo, LA Times, and Reuters pontificate on ‘democracy’, watch how dissenters were pinned down and ousted from a program
Executive editors of WaPo, LA Times, NYT, Reuters get slammed by activists for censoring stories in favour of the US pro-war policies.
AltNews’ Mohammad Zubair tries to insert a police officer’s Muslim identity into an incident where a shooter was overpowered, gets called out for communalism
While many hailed the police and others questioned the law and order situation in West Bengal, AltNews' Mohammad Zubair, who is out on bail in a case where he spread communal hatred, had different plans.