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From news to real estate: P Sainath on how corporate power is undermining media freedom

The other day, P. Sainath was in Ahmedabad to deliver a lecture on the "Role of Media in Democracy: Prospects and Retrospect." An excellent speaker, he is not just...

Opinion: Will the caste mind rise and smash Brahmanical Patriarchy?

When the world can join hands and feel offended...

Why covering the environment is one of the most dangerous beats in journalism

From the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi by...

Shahidul Alam finally gets bail

The 63-year-old photojournalist was picked up by law enforcement...

34 eminent South Asians call for Shahidul Alam’s release

They have written to Prime Minister Sheikh HasinaPhotographer Shahidul...

Press Freedom Under Severe Attack in Bastar

A few days ago, the South Asia correspondent for...

With press freedom under attack, are elections in Bastar truly democratic?

Chhattisgarh is in the final stages of electioneering preparing...

The graves unseen by History: The Malabar Struggle and the history of the silent

This is the second in the two-part series on...

How safe are journalists in Bangladesh?

Let us pay tribute to the journalists who keep...

DD Cameraman killed in poll-bound Chattisgarh, another beaten to death in Jharkhand

A Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen were killed in...

In the age of fake news

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