NL Hafta

This week on NL Hafta, Manu Joseph, former editor of Open magazine, joins us we discuss Bhupendra Chaubey’s interview of Sunny Leone. This hasn’t been a good week for journalists: former NDTV and Tehelka scribe Revati Laul was attacked in Ahmedabad; Siddharth Varadarajan was held hostage by ABVP members at Allahabad University. Varadarajan also joins us on the phone to discuss what happened. And finally: Rohith Vemula’s suicide, the media coverage and more. For reference links visit http://www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newslaundry subscribers Garima Chitkara and Amol Sharma join us for the 50th Episode of NL Hafta. In this episode, we discuss Kiku Sharda’s arrest and the Supreme Court’s stay on Jallikattu. We talk about contradictory media reports on Masood Azhar’s arrest in Pakistan and the Sabrimala temple case. Also, our guests share with us why they think independent media matters. We wind up with everyone’s picks of the week.For reference links visit http://www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Development writer and international negotiations watcher Biraj Swain speaks to Claire Melamed of Overseas Development Institute and UN Secy General's High Level Panel on Data Revolution, Ex-Health Secretary cum Census Commissioner- Dr AR Nanda, Govindraj Ethiraj, Founder Editor of IndiaSpend and Factchecker, Prof Ramanan Laxminarayan of Public Health Foundation of India and Princeton University and Rakesh Reddy Dubuddu, Founder FACTLY and pro-disclosure champion on the buzz around data revolution for sustainable development. They discuss the many facets of data, the need for citizens’ engagement in data generation, consumption and accessible indicators. They discuss the capacity, financing challenges and lack of autonomy of statistical commissions. They also discuss the trend of censorship of inconvenient public survey findings by Indian government and others and the constant shrinking of pro-disclosure, RTI spaces. They take a close look at the need for data journalism and why much more needs to be done. They conclude with mapping options and calls to action on what could and should be done to democratise data and enable citizens to claim it as a public good.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ajai Shukla, Consulting Editor (Strategic Affairs), Business Standard, joins us for this week’s Hafta, as we discuss the Pathankot attacks. Were the counter-operations successful? Or should we have done much better? And, did the media go overboard yet again? Also, what will it take for the media to report on the Northeast? Was the violence in Malda under-reported? Then we discuss whether Arvind Kejriwal has any business meddling in the functioning of private schools. Finally: the odd-even and how Delhi has reacted and coped. And, of course, there’s the song of the week.For reference links visit www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read the story here http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/01/08/hope-and-afspa-in-manipur-journalist-anubha-bhonsles-new-book-on-the-state/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the first Hafta of the new year and we discuss what we hope to see in 2016. ​We share our take on the Free Basics debate and Facebook’s PR push for the initiative. ​Isn’t the Internet supposed to be free for all?​​The Delhi government's odd-even plan​ is in effect from today (January 1) and we discuss ​if the initiative ​is ​sustainable in the long run.Rajasthan has set a minimum educational qualification for contesting Panchayati Raj elections. We discuss what this means for democracy in India. We also have a special song for everyone welcoming 2016.​Please visit Newslaundry website for the reference links. www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Development writer and international negotiations watcher, Biraj Swain discusses the WTO 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi with farmer and Farmers' Forum editor Ajay Vir Jhakar, trade analyst and journalist Devinder Sharma, Third World Network's Ranja Sengupta and CUTS International's Executive Director Bipul Chatterjee. They discuss the wins and losses at the WTO Summit, the fate of Indian agriculture and India public stock-holding for food security, the hard game that US and EU played and why did India give in. They wrap up with some crystal ball gazing if the market access obsession has killed multilateralism and international solidarity forever and the road ahead for Doha Development Agenda.Please visit Newslaundry website for the reference links. www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of NL Hafta, Ramanathan S, partner and journalist at The News Minute, joins us as we discuss the Chennai flood coverage and the relief and rescue work done by the News Minute team. Then, the team moves on to discuss the new Juvenile Justice Bill. We also discuss Facebook’s campaign to push Free Basics in India, Kirti Azad’s suspension from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Bajirao Mastani and more. It’s Christmas, so we have a special song for our listeners.Please visit Newslaundry website for the reference links. www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of NL Hafta, we discuss the Central Bureau of Investigation raid on the Delhi secretariat and Aam Aadmi Party’s allegations against Arun Jaitley. We then move on to discuss the attention Barkha Dutt’s book has been getting on Amazon. The team debates whether the word “presstitute” is offensive or not, and we also discuss the larger issue of taking offence. Was the cartoon in the Australian newspaper racist? We give our take on what constitutes stereotyping and racism. Madhu Trehan also shares with us her experience of being on the cover of India Today. In the end we dedicate a song to a bunch of people who have been making and breaking the news lately. Please visit Newslaundry website for the reference links. www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Development writer and international negotiations watcher Biraj Swain discusses the recently concluded climate change conference at Paris with Mukul Sanwal, India's first chief COP negotiator, Darryl D' Monte, veteran environmental journalist, Aditi Kapoor of Alternative Futures, Raman Mehta of Climate Action Network South Asia. They discuss the outcomes of the conference, the stand-off between United States-European Union and rest of the world, the role India and China played. They also discuss India's pitch and participation and how does India's global championing of equity square up with its gross in-country inequity. They conclude with some crystal ball gazing on the road ahead beyond Paris. Please visit Newslaundry website for the reference links. http://www.newslaundry.comProduced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.