Reporters Without Orders

This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Nidhi Suresh, independent journalist Arshi Qureshi, and Alt News senior editor Pooja Chaudhari.The discussion surrounds the fake “auction” of Muslim women on an app called “Bulli Bai”. “They are targeted attacks on Muslim women,” says Arshi. “First, it was only social media trolls and abuse. But now, it’s much more than we can ever imagine...It’s a way of trying to shut up those active Muslim women who speak up against the government.”Pooja spotlights the incompetence of social media platforms in taking action against issues like these. The panel agrees with Arshi when she says, “This can’t be an act of some young minds sitting in front of their laptops, auctioning women. But this is something really big which is yet to be discovered.”This, and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.RecommendationsArshiMaidYou cannot shame us into silencePoojaFarm laws: Sikhs being targeted by fake social media profilesAkankshaSulli Deals 2.0: “They target us because they know our faith is stronger”My Mom's Photo Was Misused on Bulli Bai, No Daughter Should Be Writing ThisSulli Deals: Organised attempt to blame a Muslim youth for the appRitesh Jha aka ‘Liberal Doge’: The man behind the livestream spewing hate against Pakistani womenNidhiHow Jon Stewart Became a Fierce Advocate for 9/11 RespondersDo Indian Courts Face A Dilemma in Interpreting Hate Speech?Nilotpal Mrinal: Meet the man behind ‘Justice for SSR’ storm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel with host Nidhi Suresh being joined by Ayush Tiwari, Akanksha Kumar, Basant Kumar and Prateek Goyal for a discussion on the year-long journey of reporters at the organisation. The conversation begins with events they found the most difficult to cover; from Ayush and Basant reporting on the Covid crisis to Akanksha travelling across eastern Uttar Pradesh to find stories of the pandemic toll increasing by the minute. Prateek points to another aspect where Maharashtra saw an increase in child marriages by four times due to economic distress amid the lockdown. The panel also discussed the nuances of reporting; finding a story and finishing the process over months.They also spoke about the hardships faced on the field, things that kept them motivated and the toll on a reporter's mental health. “I think it’s important to take time off from work at times just for yourself, especially when your work takes you to a point where you have seen people dying,” Akanksha comments. They also talk about how important it is to document what’s happening around these days. “As journalists, we are the living documents of our time and we have to do our job right,” says Ayush. This, and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Recommendations:Ayush: Loving LiesReal DictatorsAkanksha:Media Ka Underworld: Paid News, Corporate Aur LoktantraThe Center Will Not HoldBasant:Laal ChowkCaravan: Media SegmentNidhi:Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?LongForm PodcastMind HuntersPrateek:Laal Chowk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as host Basant Kumar is joined by Diksha Munjal and Anna Priyadarshani.The discussion begins with Diksha’s report on the implications and complexities of the POCSO Act in India. Detailing lapses in the system, she says trials which are to be completed within the stipulated one-year period have been pending for even five years in some cases. “Either the judge is on leave or the prosecutor is not available…and most of all the police does not care,” she says, reiterating the need to  highlight such cases as “it hinders the lifelong functioning of a child who has been a victim to the abuse”.They then talk about Anna’s ground report on the security concerns in and around courtrooms, especially focussing on the Rohini court and the recent incidents of fights, shootings and a blast in the area. Anna points out a few glaring gaps. “There are cameras installed in the courts but they aren’t working so the proof of the further shootings, fights and court proceedings is never on evidence,” she says. She also talks about gang rivalries in the vicinity as another example of security breach around the court. “The security and police just stand there to watch all this happening.”This, and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.RecommendationsDikshaFlorida Woman Bites CamelAnnaNational security, at the cost of citizens’ privacyBasantDelhi’s ‘fast-track’ POCSO courts: A vicious cycle of delays, pendency, and trauma for child victimsShootings, murders and an explosion: Why isn’t Rohini district court fixing its security problem?Caravan: Media Segment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Nidhi Suresh is joined by Srishti Jaswal, independent writer and journalist, and Oishika Neogi, a human rights researcher and writer at Karwan-e-Mohabbat.Oishika talks about her story in Article14 on the widows of three people lynched in Jharkhand. On her responsibility as a reporter, she says, “We do report hate crimes, talk about it, but what after that? We forget. But these people have to live with it.”Srishti talks about her Al Jazeera report on the “human cost” of the farmer protests. “They won and it had been a great journey for them, but at what cost?” she says. “They have to live with this pain.” The panel agrees that the government fails at giving out data on everything from farmer deaths to lynching records. “The data collection is very weak within the government in every case,” Srishti says. “They don’t realise how crucial it is.”This, and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.RecommendationsOishika MindhunterSrishtiThe Mindy ProjectLongform PodcastModern LoveNidhiBeware of Pity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as host Ayush Tiwari is joined by Diksha Munjal and Supriti David.The discussion begins with Supriti’s report on a teacher who was suspended from a school affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh because she refused to donate for the construction of the Ram temple. Supriti says the teacher “wasn’t just harassed but had to face some hostile situations”. “This teacher was forcefully asked to donate money by the Sangh which is contradictory to the statement that they gave out stating that the teachers are voluntarily donating to the cause.” The conversation then shifts to Diksha’s ground report on the AAP government’s bio-decomposer drive to check stubble burning and if the effort finds favour among farmers in north Delhi. She spoke to farmers in five villages who said the solution made no difference and came too late. “Timing is the biggest issue. Farmers can’t delay the sowing process while waiting for the chemical to be sprayed,” Diksha says. “The policy works great on paper...but if it’s not seen on the ground then it’s nothing,” she says.  This, and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by IndiaSpend’s principal correspondent Ranvijay Singh and Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi.Ranvijay explains his report on Uttar Pradesh’s initiatives to protect cows, and how caretakers of the cattle in reality receive inadequate funds to run shelters, leading to the animals being abandoned. “Dying cows is more like a routine now,” he says, “and not news.”The conversation shifts to Tanishka’s report on Zee News chief Sudhir Chaudhary being invited to speak at an event in Abu Dhabi, and the controversy that followed. Tanishka explained that some sections, including UAE princess Hend Al Qassimi, found “Sudhir’s coverage Islamophobic and inciting communal tension on many levels”. She also talked about her coverage of the Gurugram namaz issue.This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Nidhi Suresh is joined by Newslaundry’s Ayush Tiwari. They discuss the violence in Tripura and Ayush’s report on how the state is encountering a communal clash that has never been an issue in their history. “Religious differences were never an issue in Tripura, it was always regional differences that created clashes in the past,” Ayush says. “So, it’s all new for the state as well.”He also details the arrest of two HW News journalists in Tripura and how he sympathises with them on professional grounds. “They were doing journalism, that’s what led to their arrest,” he says. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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