Media

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

Media

Swaraj Express and Vinod Dua publish exit poll result of first three phases of election in violation of rules

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Swaraj Express, an online media portal, aired an exit poll of elections in a gross violation of Election Commission regulations.

Opinions

Shahid Afridi’s disturbing analogy in Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint: Destroy Indian players almost like ‘a suicide bomber’

Nirwa Mehta - 7 May, 2019

Shekhar Gupta's ThePrint gives space to Shahid Afridi's vitriol, chooses to publish portions of his book 'Game Changer' where he singles out Gautam Gambhir and indulges in personal attacks

Media

Editors Guild whose chief hailed Mamata for fighting ‘fire with fire’ condemns violence against journalists in Bengal without naming her

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

The Editors Guild has today issued a statement condemning the violence unleashed upon journalists in Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal during 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

Media

Netflix takes Pakistani line, shows Kashmir as a part of Pakistan in its show ‘Street Food’

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Earlier, Indian media publications like Indian Express and The Quint had also shown PoK as part of Pakistan

Media

Arnab Goswami buys back Asianet shares, transforms Republic Network with a landmark valuation of Rs 1,200 crores in just 2 years

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

As the Republic TV is on the verge of completing its 2 years, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami has bought the minority shares held by Asianet Media Network

Media

‘Secular’ media portal The Quint and its headlines during Hindu festivals and Ramzan

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

As Ramzan starts today, The Quint decided to tell its readers about the benefits of While for fasting and what it does for one's well-being.

Opinions

Pliant journalists, the entitled Prince, a litany of lies and a whole lot of incompetence

vigoe - 6 May, 2019

In the last few days, Indians witnessed an event that they all had been waiting for the last 5 years. Rahul Gandhi, the Prince, finally gave an interview

Opinions

Al Jazeera – Yes, we stand by our PM when he says ‘Hindus have never become terrorists’

vigoe - 6 May, 2019

Al Jazeera, which is known for its Hindu hate and anti-India agenda, conducted an interview of a BJP leader, Nalin Kohli while reporting on the Indian general elections 2019.

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