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This week’s Reporters Without Orders features our host Cherry Agarwal, along with Rohin Verma, Gaurav Sarkar and Mithun MK, senior reporter with The Newsminute. The conversation begins with Mithun telling the panel about the horrific murder of a Dalit man, Pranay Perumalla, that took place in Telangana. The 24-year-old was killed in front of his pregnant wife. Mithun tells the panel that it is 19th case of inter-caste marriage-related honor killing in Telangana since the state came into being. The panel also discusses national as well as local media’s coverage of the same. The recent murder of 43-year-old Kedar Singh Jindan, Dalit RTI activist, is also discussed. The panel also discusses media’s coverage of other caste-related issues. Does the media shy away from covering caste atrocities when victims are Dalits?The panel also talks about how newsroom composition influences media coverage. Mithun believes that the hiring policy of media houses should have affirmative action but Gaurav is not completely convinced. Rohin discusses media’s coverage of manual scavenging and the recent spate of sewer-related deaths. This, in addition to a discussion on upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana, the need for right-leaning newsrooms, need for sensitivity in reporting and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

सहारनपुर जिले के छुटमलपुर गांव में जश्न का माहौल है. हजारों की संख्या में दलित युवा, दलित कार्यकर्ता और सरकारी कर्मचारी संघों का जत्था का जत्था गांव की चौपाल में आता जा रहा है. चौपाल के ठीक सामने वाला घर इस पूरे आकर्षण के ‘नायक’ का निवास स्थान है. भीम सेना के संस्थापक और चंद्रशेखर रावण के नाम से मशहूर दलित नेता जमानत पर रिहा हो गए हैं. बीते 16 महीनों ने उन्हें अपने राजनैतिक और सामाजिक लक्ष्यों को हासिल करने की दिशा में और ज्यादा दृढ़ संकल्पित कर दिया है. रावण का दावा है कि वो भाजपा को सत्ता से उखाड़ फेकेंगे. वे अब दलित समुदाय को एक नया स्वप्न दिखा रहे हैं. यह नया स्वप्न है केंद्र की सत्ता पर दलितों का कब्जा.“मेरे ऊपर भरोसा रखिए,” चौपाल में मौजूद भीड़ से मुखातिब होते हुए रावण कहते हैं. “मैं कभी भी गैरजरूरी, अधारहीन बयानबाजी नहीं करता. अगले एक से डेढ़ साल में मैं पूरे देश में संघ के बराबर या उससे भी बड़ा संगठन खड़ा करूंगा. यह देश उन्हीं आदर्शों पर आगे बढ़ेगा जिन पर बढ़ना चाहिए.” आगे की रणनीति बनाने के लिए रावण दिन-रात अपने समर्थकों से मुलाकात में व्यस्त हैं. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

केरल की नन के साथ जलंधर के बिशप द्वारा बलात्कार का आरोप, सेरेना विलियम्स का रेफरी पर नस्लवाद का आरोप, भीम आर्मी के संस्थापक चंद्रशेखर रावण की रिहाई और दिल्ली के मोती नगर क्षेत्र में सफाईकर्मियों की सीवर में मौत- इन विषयों पर आधारित रही इस हफ्ते की न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा.वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता भाषा सिंह, स्तंभ लेखक आनंद वर्धन और न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के असिस्टेंट एडिटर राहुल कोटियाल पैनल में शामिल रहे. चर्चा का संचालन न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने किया. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Hafta, Ullekh NP, executive editor of Open Magazine and Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of The News Minute, join the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan to discuss the aftermath of Kerala floods. Rajendran, who was reporting from the ground, sheds light on how severe the conditions were, how the rescue operations were done and how Kerala is battling since the water has receded. Ullekh, on the other hand, talks about the floods that devastated Kerala earlier.Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away last week, and Abhinandan asks the panel if obituaries should necessarily be tributes. Ullekh, having written a book on Vajpayee, shares some anecdotes from his life, his politics and the many ups and downs of his political career.Then there was Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Pakistan visit and the much controversial hug with Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Did it deserve the prime time coverage? The panel discusses this and the lousy opinion pieces that surfaced.Captain Amarinder Singh and the Punjab Cabinet decided to bring amendments to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make all acts of Sacrilege of religious texts punishable with life imprisonment. The panel discusses the implications of this move and a lot more on this episode of Hafta. Listen Up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode.In this episode, Aarti Tikoo Singh, senior assistant editor of The Times of India, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan and Manisha Pande. They discuss Vijay Mallya and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s alleged meeting, Kerala nun’s rape case, Serena Williams’ standoff with the umpire and more. Listen up!Listen to the full episode here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/09/14/hafta-189-vijay-mallya-serena-williams-kerala-nuns-rape-case-more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s Reporters Without Orders features our host Cherry Agarwal, our guest, lawyer-turned-journalist Vakasha Sachdev from The Quint, along with Rohin Verma and Amit Bhardwaj. The discussion starts with media’s coverage of Supreme Court’s landmark verdict -- decriminalisation of Section 377. Amit talks about the way in which reporters covered the event, while Rohan weighs in about media’s need to recreate the situation and things that should have been avoided. Vakasha says that being inside the courtroom on the day of judgement, hearing the judges and their unique responses, was an amazing and emotional experience. The panel also talks about the need to strike a balance between privacy and the need for media personnel, especially TV news, to capture the moment.Cherry also asks Vakasha about the problems with courtroom-related reportage in the absence of legal expertise among those covering the beat. “It becomes challenging as it creates new pressure, creates new confusion over what’s going on,” Vakasha says.Pointing out what the media missed, Cherry says stories on intersectionality of sexuality, caste, disability, mental health, gender identity and queer movement beyond 377 were given a miss. Amit points out that Hardik Patel’s hunger strike was still being under-reported. The national media has not been doing justice to this news, he says. [Patel has now ended his hunger strike]. Amit and Vakasha also weigh in on media’s failure to cover the farmers’ march in New Delhi. Amit says, “These people have been failed by the government and nobody cares.” The panel also discusses the violence that broke out at Delhi University’s Zakir Husain College. This, and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the second edition of The Media Rumble, independent journalist, Neha Dixit, TV anchor, Journalist and writer, Ravish Kumar and the Deputy Country Representative for India at UN women, Nishtha Satayam, in a session moderated by Nayantara Rai, discuss cyber bulling and gender inequality in workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this session of Media Rumble moderated by Seema Singh along with Pramit Bhattacharya, the data editor at Mint, John Samuel Raja Duraipandy, an economist and founder of How India Lives, Rakesh Reddy Dubbudu, Founder of FACTLY and Rukmini S, Data Journalist, discuss the importance of data management and debate on how and if numbers are the most efficient way of speaking truth to power.The panel discussion is followed by a presentation by Vivek Kaul on political parties and companies cherry pick data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

सुप्रीम कोर्ट का ऐतिहासिक फैसला जिसमें भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 377 को अपराध के दायरे से बाहर कर दिया गया, बीते जनवरी में जिग्नेश मेवानी की रैली के दौरान रिपब्लिक के अर्नब गोस्वामी द्वारा तथ्यहीन रिपोर्टिंग और अपमानजनक टिप्पणियों पर एनबीएसए की फटकार, संभावना कि कन्हैया कुमार बेगूसराय सीट से लोकसभा चुनाव लड़ सकते हैं और रिजर्व बैंक का नोटबंदी से जुड़ा ताजा आंकड़ा जहां आरबीआई ने कहा कि 99 फीसदी से ज्यादा पैसा बैंकों में वापस आ गया. इन विषयों पर आधारित रही इस हफ्ते की न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा.सुप्रीम कोर्ट में धारा 377 को निरस्त करने की याचिका डालने वाले याचिकाकर्ता यशवेन्द्र सिंह इस बार चर्चा में बतौर मेहमान शामिल हुए. साथ ही पैनल में जुड़े न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के विशेष संवाददाता अमित भारद्वाज और स्तंभ लेखक आनंद वर्धन. चर्चा का संचालन न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने किया. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode. In this episode, Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan, Manisha Pande and Raman Kirpal. They discuss The Caravan’s cover story on Anil Ambani, Rafale deal, Lois Sofia’s arrest and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.