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If a journalist says she is neutral, she must be lying: Shekhar Gupta shatters the sham of ‘neutrality’ in a rare moment of honesty

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2020

Shekhar Gupta, one of the foremost faces of supposed "neutrality" in the world of journalism and the chief of the Editors Guild of India recently acknowledged that journalists naturally had political biases

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Sushant Singh Rajput’s brother-in-law gives a befitting reply to toxic journalism of Shekhar Gupta’s portal

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's brother-in-law Vishal Kirti on Sunday slammed Shekhar Gupta and his portal for toxic journalism.

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The Print’s columnist expresses glee over the murder of BJP leader Wasim Bari in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020

Vij had earlier used similar words to mock the murders of truck drivers and traders in Kashmir.

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On a day when the story was about MMS giving 100 crores to RGF, ThePrint’s idea of investigative journalism is ‘Rahul held a mithai...

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2020

Shekhar Gupta's Print fact checks a tweet intended as a pun against the Congress party, concludes that Rahul Gandhi carried sweet box himself

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Journalist sent by Shekhar Gupta to Assam quarantined after testing Coronavirus positive, angry Gupta claims Assam has locked up journalists for ever

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2020

Shekhar Gupta claims Assam’s Coronavirus numbers not credible because journalist he sent to Assam quarantined for testing COVID-19 positive

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Shekhar Gupta peddles anti-Brahmin narrative accusing Brahmins of enjoying imaginary privileges

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2020

If 'Brahmin Bashing' was ever a sport, perhaps the 'liberal-secular' Shekhar Gupta and his ilks in the media would have won a medal

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The art of lying: How ThePrint spread fake news about who is paying for Shramik trains while reporting SC proceedings

Nupur J Sharma - 29 May, 2020

Reportage of the SC case regarding the migrant labourers and Shramik trains only exposes how ThePrint focusses on spreading fake news

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How mainstream media is failing India during a pandemic: Fake news and the migrant crisis amidst Coronavirus lockdown

Priyanka Deo - 28 May, 2020

These days, mainstream media has been complaining about how it’s being treated. One can make the argument that Indian journalism is dominated by mainstream media via print and broadcast.

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