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At the second edition of Media Rumble, Jay Mazoomdaar, Marisa Kwiatkowski and Sreenivasan Jain, in a session moderated by Zakka Jacob, discuss the high risk, cost, chances of failure, that are very much a part of Investigative Journalism. They further explore the measures that can be taken to make it a priority. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the second edition of Media Rumble, An Unframed Portrait was screened. The film was followed by a discussion between Raghu Rai, Anurag Kashyap, Avani Rai and Madhu Trehan on Avni’s journey while filming a documentary on Raghu Rai, her father, as the subject. 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 of Hafta Ramanathan Subramanian form The News Minute joins the regular gang comprising Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan and Manisha Pande to discuss Karunanidhi's passing away and the row over his burial at Marina beach, ABP firings, Article 35A and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Rajyasree and Abhinandan discuss the conversation between Kangana Ranaut and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a new category in Oscars and more.Abhinandan watched the new Netflix original called Brij Mohan Amar Rahe and wasn't impressed with the quality one expects from Netflix. Rajyasree also talks about a film she watched on Netflix, Tikli and Laxmi Bomb. Then both discuss the new trailers; Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyaan and Boy Erased. (In the podcast, Boy Erased was referred to as Boy Trapped by mistake). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With EPL and other European leagues just around the corner, Samar Khan and Rahul Purie begin on an optimistic note in this edition of Just Sports. Capturing the early enthusiasm, Rahul says that “this is the time when all football fans should be optimistic; we’re all starting off on zero points, so everybody can have some amount of optimism, even Manchester United.”Discussing player transfers before the English Premier League, Samar points out that the transfer window this year did not witness the ‘flurry of business’ that has been the norm. Rahul agrees, noting that “It’s been a strange one, but it’s also a function of where those big 5 or 6 English clubs are, where realistically, they all have very good squads and they really only need to add 1 or 2 players.”Changing track, both move on to talk about Manchester United’s prospects in the upcoming EPL. Samar asks Rahul whether he shares his doubt about the team’s manager, José Mourinho. “As a Manchested United fan, I’m really worried about the United season, purely because of the manager,” he says. Rahul agrees, observing that “If you look at the United squad, there’s nothing wrong with the squad…you’ve got magnificent options upfront, it’s just that the manager needs to know how to deploy them.” For more, listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

एबीपी न्यूज़ पर कथित सरकारी दबाव के बाद वरिष्ठ पत्रकारों का इस्तीफा, कश्मीर से जुड़ा अनुच्छेद 35ए, करुणानिधि का निधन और दक्षिण की राजनीति पर उसके संभावित प्रभाव और बौद्ध धर्मगुरु दलाई लामा का नेहरू को लेकर विवादित बयान इस हफ्ते की चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे.इस बार चर्चा के अतिथि पत्रकार थे राकेश त्रिपाठी. पैनल में राकेश के साथ न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री संवाददाता अमित भारद्वाज, राहुल कोटियाल और रोहिण कुमार भी शामिल हुए. न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने चर्चा का संचालन किया. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cherry Agarwal makes her debut as Hafta's host. This week she is joined by independent journalist Neha Dixit, Newslaundry's Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan.The discussion kicks off with the Supreme Court order to enact a new law against mob lynching. Subsequently, Opposition's no-confidence motion against the Modi government, Nawaz Sharif’s arrest, Shashi Tharoor’s 'Hindu Pakistan' comment, among other issues, are discussed.The panel first discusses observations made by the Supreme Court, where the top court stated that “mobocracy cannot be allowed” and recommended that the government enact a new law against lynching. “We have several laws but despite that crime continues to happen so I don’t think it’s one-way traffic, it has to be intersectional at various level and that is the only way it could be fixed,” Neha says. Meghnad puts emphasis on the silence that the government has maintained.   The panel then discusses Shashi Tharoor’s comment about the creation of a 'Hindu Pakistan'. Meghnad thinks it is a very clever political move. Raman adds, “They would say that we want a Hindu Rashtra but not Pakistan.” Anand thinks otherwise; refers to it as Shashi Tharoor's tendency to exaggerate.  The discussion then moves on to the no-confidence motion moved against the government. Raman thinks the acceptance of no-confidence motion by the Speaker is "a very wise thing”. Anand adds that the motion would become a platform for political messaging. Raman calls it “a game of orators".Cherry shifts the attention of the panel to the Women's Reservation Bill. Neha recalls her early days of journalism, the discussion she had with a leading politician and some bizarre comments that he made.  The panel also talks about #TalkToAMuslim, a hashtag that was trending on Twitter. Neha says, “When it comes to the minorities of the country it’s not just social marginalisation, it’s economical marginalisation also.”The panel also discusses Nawaz Sharif's arrest. Anand says, “Corruption is not a liability in Pakistan, so the basic assumption of Pakistan political identity is that all are corrupt.” Raman calls it a fight between morality and corruption.Anand sums up Pakistan in 3As, “Pakistan runs on Allah, America and Army.”  This and more, listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest episode of Reporters Without Orders features our host Amit Bhardwaj, Rohin Verma, two-time Ramnath Goenka awardee Rahul Kotiyal, and Raghava M, Mangalore senior correspondent from The Hindu.The podcast kicks off with a discussion on the risks of reporting from a communally-volatile region like Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka. The Hindu’s Raghava speaks of his experience and how even small spats between members of two communities can flare up into a full-blown riot-like situation. However, he said, as he sticks to the bare facts while reporting, he has not received any threat from Hindu or Muslim fringe groups operational in the region so far. Raghava and the panel also discuss the acquittal of accused including the Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik in the 2009 pub attack case.Rahul discusses the row over the elevation of Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court and the stand-off between the apex court and the central government. The Chhattisgarh Police has gunned down Maoists in Sukma region of the state. Rohin points out the silence in the media over the Sukma encounter and the questions being raised by activists on the identity of those killed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Rajyasree and Abhinandan discuss the Kalyan Jewellers ad, Dove’s new commercial, Mahindra’s #LadkiHaathSeNikalJaayegi and trailers of Helicopter Eela and Lizzie.They begin the podcast by discussing the Kalyan Jewellers ad, which featured Amitabh Bacchan and his daughter Shweta Bacchan. They talk about the outrage surrounding it and how they've acted terribly.The two then go on to discuss the fallacies in the conceptualisation of Dove’s new commercial, and praise Mahindra’s attempt at social change with #LadkiHaathSeNikalJaayeg.In addition to this, Abhinandan caught up with Shubhra Gupta, Meghna Gulzar, Neeraj Ghaywan and Anurag Kashyap at The Media Rumble.Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long-time host of Radio Open Source, Christopher Lydon, joins Abhinandan Sekhri on this special edition of NL Hafta. Lydon talks about how the idea of putting the radio on the Internet came about when he created Radio on the Internet in 2003. He also talks about his stint at The New York Times and starting a national show based in Boston, The Connection. Abhinandan asks Lydon about his views on religion and the art of interviewing. Lydon shares his experience of growing up in an Irish Catholic family.The conversation pans around a host of other topics: the Iraq war, Media versus Trump in the US and why Lydon doesn't interview people he dislikes. This and a lot more. Listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.