Pritha Kejriwal (Editor-in-Chief, Kindle Magazine) Oscar Wilde had once said that journalism is unreadable…I wouldn’t go into the merits of the sweeping statement, but it just so happens, that at times, one comes across instances of journalism, so grotesque, so misshapen, so utterly despicable, that one can’t but not agree… ‘Sorry, Kashmir is happy’ (Cover [...]
(Justice Markandey Katju’s recent article in The Indian Express- ten ways of being foolish, has again triggered debates. Mr. Alok Kumar has penned down his reaction to Justice Katju’s take. Please have a look. The views expressed by the writer are his own.) Well, I don’t know whether you took oath as the chief justice of [...]
The Supreme Court’s ongoing attempt to work out guidelines for legal reporting has left the media worried. But there is ample basis for the court’s concern.Would it be such a bad thing if the Supreme Court curbed the destructive power of the media, asks JYOTI PUNWANI… Trial by media was disturbing even before the days [...]
Jitendra The growing clamor in the mainstream media, that few districts especially Darbhanga and Madhubani of Bihar have been emerging as hot bed of terror activities, has raised indignation among the people of this region. These districts have been rechristened as Azamgarh of Bihar. Azamgarh a well known town of eastern Uttar Pradesh, an adjacent state of [...]
Were they killed for their work? Were they involved in other, personal interests, which spilled over into their professional lives? Did their professional and personal enemies conspire to kill them? GEETA SESHU on the poor quality of investigations which have followed these deaths. Five brutal killings of journalists in India in 28 months and in all [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines It is indeed sad that the media, particularly the News TV, has again reinforced the notion that its only professional tenet is the relentless pursuit of the sensational and the insidious negativity. The coverage of the controversy regarding dilution of powers of the Election Commission and the unfortunate killing of two fishermen [...]
Investigators are yet to identify the real perpetrators of the Delhi High Court blasts but the media have revealed almost everything including the entire game plan and identities. ABHISHEK UPADHYAY asks at what stage of an investigation should the media begin to mention names. Now the National Investigation Agency has taken over investigation of the first [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines It appears that the UPA Government has not yet recovered from the jolts it has received from the Team Anna. It is a case of self-inflicted wounds and the same is happening again. It has, through its two prominent ministers, raised questions about what has truly been a pro-people legislation namely RTI. [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines The pervasive cynicism, despondency and disenchantment amongst the people already existed in some measure on account of general corruption but these have now been amplified manifold by the way the CAG report on 2G spectrum allotment has put the loss at an unimaginably high figure. CAG Vinod Rai has qualified the loss [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines The belief is that the information not only empowers citizens but also leads to greater transparency and efficiency in the working of various institutions in a functioning democracy. The media and the recently enacted Right to Information (RTI) are two very good sources for empowerment of common people. The RTI is still [...]
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