Reporters Without Orders

This episode of Reporters Without Orders has host Snigdha Sharma, Newslaundry correspondents Gaurav Sarkar and Ayush Tiwari and Aishwarya Iyer, a reporter at The Quint, discuss the Tabrez Ansari and Pehlu Khan lynching cases, Swami Chinmayanand, MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani and a lot more.The podcast begins with everyone sharing the most bizarre news they had heard all week. Gaurav talks about the Vice President of Goldman Sachs who has gambling problems while Ayush talks about a case in Florida where a burglar broke into a house and ended up cooking breakfast for himself. Aishwarya talks about the recent developments in the Tabrez Ansari case. Ayush and Based on their personal experiences while reporting from the ground, Aishwarya and Ayush tells Snigdha how police and society deal with such incidents. Aishwarya talks about how some people even avoid rearing cows in their homes after incidents like this occur in their village.Gaurav follows up with the Priya Ramani case with juicy details from the courtroom. “You could see a lot of strategy coming into play,” he says. Ayush discusses the Chinmayanand case he has been covering. Talking about Shahjahanpur where he went to cover the case, Ayush says, “There is an industry of misogyny in small-town India.”The podcast ends with the panel discussing stories that shouldn’t have made news at all. For this and more, tune in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Reporters Without Orders, host Snigdha Sharma gets into a candid conversation with Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar, Newslaundry reporter Gaurav Sarkar and policy-expert, Meghnad S.They begin the podcast with some of the most bizarre news they heard during the week. Basant begins his ‘khatarnaak’ news story of a man seeking a divorce from his wife because she wasn’t shy enough on their nuptial night. Even more bizarre is when Gaurav talks about Bihar’s Deputy CM, Sushil Kumar Modi attributing the slump in India’s GDP to the months of savan-bhadon.The discussion on GDP continues and takes a hilarious turn when Meghnad attempts t explains GDP using ‘baingan ka bharta’ as an example. They talk about the merging of Public Sector Banks, its effect on the economy, employment, and even GDP. The panel also talks about the story on Mirzapur’s mid-day meal, the journalist receiving flak for reporting it and the gradual shift of attention from the mid-day meal crisis to the journalist himself.The conversation then shifts to Chidambaram’s arrest and the complexity surrounding his trial. Gaurav explains the nuances of police and judicial custody in this case and shares his experiences as a courtroom reporter while he driving the panel through the details of Chidambaram’s trial. He also speaks about the lack of coverage received by Vivek Doval’s defamation case against The Caravan.The podcast ends with the panel’s recommendations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Reporters Without Orders, host Snigdha Sharma catches up with Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar, Newslaundry correspondent Ayush Tiwari and Meghnad S.The discussion kicks off with everyone on the panel sharing the most bizarre news they've come across this week including Donald Trump's desire to nuke hurricanes. Talking about journalists expressing grief both on TV and their personal social media handles after Arun Jaitley's demise, the panel thinks obituaries should involve truth and not just extensive admiration. Meghnad mentions a tweet by journalist Rohini Singh where she expressed sadness but also mentioned how Jaitley came in her way of practicing unbiased journalism on several occasions. When Meghnad wonders if landlines were working just a few days after the decision of August 5, as reported by mainstream media, Ayush provides a clear picture with actual facts. Ayush also talks about the experience of working with journalists in Kashmir, how absurd the daily press briefings were in Srinagar, why people are not sending their children to school, the probable reason behind forcing immigrants to leave the valley amongst other things. Meghnad then delves into why RBI's decision to transfer huge amounts of money to the government is suspicious and how Nirmala Sitharaman is clueless about where to spend it. Ayush expresses concern over the Finance ministry shutting its doors to transparency. The podcast ends with Basant wondering why farmers are still committing suicide in spite of so many agricultural policies being in place. He also mentions how strange it is that the National Crime Records Bureau has not released any kind of statistics after 2016. For all this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Reporters Without Orders, Snigdha Sharma wears the host's hat and sits down with Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar, desk writer Gaurav Sarkar and Meghnad S.The discussion kicks off with everyone on the panel sharing the most bizarre news they've read this week including the sequence of events involving P Chidambaram. Talking about under-reported stories, Gaurav mentions a BJP member allegedly raping a minor at gunpoint in Mumbai while Basant expresses concern over journalists' ignorance regarding several job cuts across the country. Basant says, "This is a slap on the face of journalists because if we were reporting about this, NITMA wouldn't have had to put out an advertisement."Talking about the state's attempt to link people's social media accounts to their Aadhaar cards, Meghnad thinks an Aadhaar card is not needed to find out about those spreading fake news. Snigdha feels the government is trying to make citizens choose between privacy and curbing fake news.The group then discusses the hashtag #ArrestShehlaRashid trending on Twitter and the relevance of Donald Trump's attempt to mediate between India and Pakistan. Gaurav updates listeners on the Priya Ramani versus MJ Akbar case, and wraps up the conversation with an interesting yet surprising snippet from the Unnao case hearing which went unreported.For all this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal sits down with Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar, desk writer Gaurav Sarkar, and Khalid Shah, an associate fellow at Observer Research Foundation.The discussion kicks off with Khalid expressing concerns over the clampdown in Kashmir and how that has affected the people living there. The panel discusses how the media covered the state after the big decision. Khalid says, "There are problems that are very unique to Kashmir and although people may have found a way to work around them, the normalisation of curfew in the media is itself problematic." Khalid adds, "The only leverage Pakistan really has is Afghanistan. They could derail the Afghan peace talks and arm-twist America to do something."he group discusses why Ladakh is happy about being made into a union territory but Kashmir isn't. The conversation wraps up with Gaurav talking about his experience while covering the Unnao case and the panel questioning the judiciary on the verdict in the Khan case.For this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Reporters Without Orders, host Cherry Agarwal sits down with Newslaundry correspondent Ayush Tiwari while Newslaundry's Gaurav Sarkar, and AltNews’ Jignesh Patel and Pooja Chaudhari join in from The Media Rumble 2019. The discussion kicks off with the panel talking about Ayush’s “hidden podcast skills” and Cherry’s under-recognition of the same. They talk about the abrogation of Article 370 and how it's been a historic week, even in the sense of how many times the word “historic” has been used in the news.The panel also discusses the Ranbir Penal Code, communication blockage in Jammu & Kashmir, and the latest developments in NRC in Assam. Cherry points out how the news reports on Sushma Swaraj’s death and the passage of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill were eclipsed by the Article 370 issue.The panel moves on to discuss fake news and misformation, and what goes into spreading and stopping it. Pooja explores how educational intervention is essential in curbing the spread of fake news.For this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal sits down with Newslaundry correspondent Ayush Tiwari, Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar, and News Editor (Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeast) of Scroll.in Ipsita Chakravarty.The discussion kicks off with the panel talking about a petition in the Bombay High Court that sought a ban on the phrase "Alibaug se aaya hai kya". They also talk about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and why it is contentious. Speaking of the media's coverage, Gaurav says, “Legacy media or the mainstream media didn’t seem to give the issue that much importance but independent media like The Wire, The Quint, Scroll.in did a really good job.” Ipsita adds: “The only way one can really gaze what is going on is through reporting, by going to Assam, speaking to as many people as possible.”The panel discusses the Right To Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Gaurav says, “It’s a move to clamp down on what the government wants you to know and what they particularly do not want you to know.”For this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal is joined by independent journalist Kunal Purohit, who tracks right-wing politics, hate crimes, development and gender issues. Others on the panel include Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar and Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar who discuss media's coverage of Assam floods and Mumbai rains.The panel also discusses the political crisis in Karnataka, for which they are joined by Anusha Ravi, a journalist with the New Indian Express, over the phone. Weighing in on the media's coverage, she says, "Over this entire political news, real issues are being locked somewhere."The panel also discusses the spate of resignations by Congress leaders and Kunal says, "In order to stay relevant, the Congress was not doing enough to justify its space as the opposition."For this and more, listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Reporters without Orders, host Cherry Agarwal sits down with Newslaundry Correspondent Ayush Tiwari and Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar to talk about the protests against clean chit to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, courtroom drama during the deposition of former Union Minister MJ Akbar, Rahul Gandhi’s public meeting in Delhi, Election Commission's social media team in Bhopal and more.Gaurav was covering the protest against the clean chit to Gogoi, while Ayush attended Congress president Rahul Gandhi's public meeting in New Delhi.Gaurav talks about how courtroom proceedings (in the MJ Akbar defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani) turned into a boxing ring. He also talks about enthusiastic support from the audience in the gallery for Ramani.Ayush speaks of his experience of attending a Rahul Gandhi election meeting. Cherry and Ayush talk about the atmosphere of the meeting, the loyalty of supporters and how ideology plays a driving force for the supporters of both parties. Ayush talks about his report from Bhopal on how the election commission's social media cell in Bhopal is keeping an eye on online campaigning of political parties in the state.For all this and more, listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.