Media

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

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh DGP VK Singh’s statement on fake kidnapping cases misinterpreted by mainstream media

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

Selective reporting by mainstream media comes as no shocker

Media

Author lashes out on Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint for distorting and misinterpreting his talk and lying in the report

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

The report was about a speech that the author had given at the India International Centre in Delhi last week. Instead, it turned out to be riddled with multiple factual errors and lies.

Media

Comedy of Errors: Congress mouthpiece confuses one Pakistani journalist for another one who confused Apple Inc with the fruit

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2019

Pakistani journalist had confused the tech giant Apple Inc for the fruit apple in a tv show.

Media

Habitual fake news peddler Saba Naqvi pontificates after sharing fake news to mask her Hinduphobia

Jinit Jain - 6 July, 2019

While Saba Naqvi accuses others of spreading communally sensitive fake news, she herself has no moral compunctions in sharing Hinduphobic fake news

News Reports

Supreme Court trashes Rana Ayyub’s Gujarat book, says it is based upon surmises, conjectures, and suppositions

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2019

Supreme Court said that there is likelihood of Rana Ayyub's book being politically motivated

Books

Gujarat Lies: A collection Rana Ayyub’s personal vendetta

Nirwa Mehta - 5 July, 2019

After her book was published, Ayyub had accused Tehelka of being under 'political pressure' to not publish the 'sting'

News Reports

Hindustan Times whitewashes Kashmiri Genocide, claims Pandits fled Kashmir due to violence between ‘militants’ and Army

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2019

The mainstream media has been working extra hard to provide a cover to the most toxic elements of Islamic society.

Media

NewsLaundry whitewashes Hauz Qazi, blames Media for reporting the case of missing Hindu boy during communal tension

Nupur J Sharma - 5 July, 2019

NewsLaundry, a publication that has a history of whitewashing crimes against Hindus, published a report today that cast aspersions on the reportage of the missing boy from Hauz Qazi

Opinions

No Washington Post, the Nehru Gandhi family is not the Founding Dynasty of India

K Bhattacharjee - 4 July, 2019

Washington Post referred to the Nehru Gandhi dynasty as India's 'Founding Dynasty' in a report that highlighted the leadership crisis in the Congress party.

Politics