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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...
Reject culture of misogyny, democratise socio-cultural spaces: #Justice4RapeVictims
The horrendous rape and murder of Hyderabad's vet doctor...
CJP urges NBSA to inquire into Aaj Tak’s communal programming
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After Aaj Tak's response fails to adequately address hate speech related concerns raised by CJP about an Ayodhya dispute related show aired on it, CJP has requested the NBSA to look further into it.
27 year old journalist killed, for going to work: Pakistan
Urooj Iqbal is the seventh female journalist killed in 2019
Forum of Human Rights Defenders appeals to NHRC against DN Murthy arrest
Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) has filed a plea before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking an intervention for the immediate release of Mr. DN Murthy, an eminent journalist, entrepreneur, and social activist who was arrested in an allegedly fabricated case of sedition.
Kashmir: On 107th day of communication blackout, Press Club demands restoration
The clampdown aimed at gagging the press has led to job losses and cuts in advertising revenue
Swimming against the fascist tide: What writers, artists and intellectuals can do
With the unleashing of the reign of terror by the RSS/BJP rulers against working-class, peasant organizations, women organizations, student movements, intellectuals, writers, poets and progressive social/political activists, India also witnessed a series of resistance programmes organized by the pro-people cultural organizations in different parts of the country. My address in some of these programmes is reproduced here.
Protesting JNU students target media, target female journalists
Students were protesting the fee hike imposed by the Inter-Hall administration
Open Letter to the Government of India from Pegasus Targeted Persons
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We, the undersigned, have all received messages from WhatsApp...
Centre to merge Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV channels
The committee to plan the transition will be headed by a person from the Union government
Hate Speech on FB is BJP’s weapon of choice in Assam: Report
While the Assamese language that has been used potently to spew hate targeting the state’s Muslim minority, leaving them vulnerable to targeted violence; Facebook has been, so far, unresponsive
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