Media
Various aspects of media and their influence on society, politics and happenings in general. Journalism is a long term muse for me – whether it be TV, print or blogs. What constitutes journalism, and what goes beyond into the realms of activism or propaganda?
Media
Violence at Aligarh Muslim University and the role of Republic TV
Shocking reports emerge of the role played by Republic TV in the events that unfolded at the Aligarh Muslim Universtity campus. Reports from students describe incitement, accusations of “terrorist college” and violence by BJP activists, including a gun fired. Not the first time that TV crews were present and ready to cover BJP affiliated violence.
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Media
Politics & Political Commentary
AamJanata connect – An experimental bridge between grassroots and media rooms
AamJanata Connect is an experimental email service linking grassroots activists and media with each other to help important issues get attention. Please do add your name and join in to see if we can together make a difference.
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Human rights
Media
Public statement by Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj
*PUBLIC STATEMENT BY ADVOCATE SUDHA BHARADWAJ* Visiting Professor, National Law University Delhi and National Secretary, Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties I have been informed that Republic TV aired a programme on 4 July 2018, presented by anchor and MD Arnab Goswami as “Super Exclusive Breaking News”. The programme, which is being repeatedly shown, contains a […]
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Media
Politics & Political Commentary
Amit Shah and the mystery of vanishing news stories
It wouldn’t be the first time news stories reporting unfavorably on BJP President Amit Shah vanished from news websites without explanation. At other times, news organizations have been under tremendous pressure to redact stories, transfer editors and otherwise silence inconvenient news from reaching the masses. Here are some notable stories that vanished from several sites […]
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Media
Economic Times deletes its coverage of the Cobrapost expose of PayTM
Economic Times had covered the expose of PayTM by Cobrapost in Operation 136, Part II. Subsequently the story was quietly deleted without any official retraction. AamJanata believes that stories silently vanished tell a story of their own, and therefore is republishing the story here. A sting operation conducted by Cobrapost called attention to reports that […]
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