Ep 73: #Budget2019, FinMin's curb on scribes' entry & more

This week on Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal sits down with Gaurav Sarkar, Ayush Tiwari and Business Standard journalist Somesh Jha.The discussion kicks off with Ayush talking about his ground reports from Jharkhand. On a larger question of diversity in reporting and follow-ups, Somesh says, “The first thing that any media organisation does is that they try to cut its cost through shutting down the regional bureaux and that has an impact on the reportage that goes in these areas.”The panel also discussed the highs and lows of the Budget 2019. Cherry asks the panel their opinion on government’s plan to recapitalise public sector banks to which Somesh says, “We cannot say that recapitalisation is not required at all but what is also required along with the recapitalisation is a larger set of reforms.”The panel also discusses the government's proposal to levy an additional surcharge on the super-rich. Gaurav says, “Taxing the super-rich will eventually be a good move because I think it will lead to a level playing field.”From crabs' role in a dam breach in Maharashtra to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 86-claps during the Budget speech to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's curb on journalists' entry into the North Block, everything is discussed. For this and more, listen in!

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