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Newsrooms that Swallow Whales
One of the contemporary lamentations — including from legacy media houses themselves — is that big business has devoured television news channels. Titled “Newsrooms that Swallow Whales,” this visual-and-verbal...
What is behind the synchronised Income Tax “survey” at NewsClick, Newslaundry?
The news portals issue statements detailing noon-midnight IT ‘survey’ conducted under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act
Journalists for Afghanistan: A fundraiser for colleagues targeted by Taliban
The Network of Women in Media has launched a fundraiser from sales of stunning photographs taken by well known photojournalists
Supreme Court grants The Wire interim protection in two different cases in UP
Apex court says it can't create separate avenue for journalists to come directly to it to quash FIRs
HW: Video of minor Hindu boy being lynched, shared as case of ‘Love Jihad’
The case was of a 16 year old Hindu boy who was allegedly eloping with a 12 year old Hindu girl
Recycle, reuse and issue non-apologies when caught: Fake news toolkit?
Leading Indian news channels have been called out for peddling fake news about Afghanistan for days now
Vigil held in memory of Gauri Lankesh in Canada
Members of the South Asian community came together to remember the slain Indian journalist at Surrey’s Holland Park on Sunday, September 5
Our Gauri: A Tribute to Gauri Lankesh
First Published on: 27 Jan 2018Fearless journalist Gauri Lankesh was...
Teesta Talks: Gauri Lankesh, Living for Justice
Today, as we remember, mourn and celebrate a life lived to the fullest -- with grace, commitment, fun and zeal. That is Gauri Lankesh.A life that stood first and foremost against the politics of hate, violence and majoritarianism. Grace and Civility that was Gauri and most of all: A Courage and Forthrightness versus acts of Violent Cowardice and downright Slander
Tablighi Jamaat case: CJI says there is an attempt to give communal colour to news, it’s a problem
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Madras HC bats for LGBTQIA+ again, issues more directions to police, media
Justice Venkatesh in his continuing jurisprudence seems determined to ensure the justice system is sensitised towards the community and the harassment it faces on a daily basis
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