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Reporters Without Orders Ep 39: #Aadhaar, farmer’s protest, PTI sackings and more 05.10.2018

Reporters Without Orders is back this week to discuss what made news, what didn’t, and what should have made headlines. This week’s show features host Cherry Agarwal along with our guests Sruthisagar Yamunan, a Legal Correspondent at Scroll.in, Chitranshul Sinha, a Supreme Court Advocate, along with in-house panellists Rohin Verma and Amit Bhardwaj. The conversation starts with the discussion of d...

Hafta 188: #Section377, Rafale deal, Lois Sofia’s arrest and more 05.10.2018

In this issue of NL Hafta, 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 and the Rafale deal. Manisha tells us about the reading down of Section 377, and how it is major a civil rights victory in India. The unanimous decision by...

NL Reads: Hindi journalism and the emergence of modern Hindi: Part 1 04.10.2018

The 200 years of the evolution of Hindi journalism has close ties to the journey of the language itself by Anand Vardhan. Read the article here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/03/emergence-of-modern-hindi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 87: Tanushree Dutta,’Ask the Sexpert,’ and more 03.10.2018

The latest episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap brings you all-that-happened in the past week. Hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri talk about an advertisement on ‘Kerala Tourism’ by Samsonite, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. Both hosts were impressed by the message sent across by the ad and recommended that everyone give it a watch. “I love that it is sensitive and woke...

एनएल चर्चा 40: आधार, एडल्टरी, अयोध्या, अमिताभ और अन्य 29.09.2018

इससे पहले की चर्चा में इस हफ्ते क्या खास रहा, न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के पाठकों को हमें यह सूचित करते हुए खुशी हो रही है कि आगामी 2 अक्टूबर को न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री हिंदी अपनी पहली वर्षगांठ मना रहा है. इस अवसर पर हमने एक विशेष परिचर्चा का आयोजन किया है, जिसका शीर्षक है- “गांधी का राष्ट्रवाद बनाम संघ का राष्ट्रवाद: कितने दूर, कितने पास.” कार्यक्रम नई दिल्ली के लोधी रोड स्थित इंडिया इस्लामिक कल्चरल सेंटर में शाम 6...

Women in Media: Sexism in the newsroom, pay parity and more 28.09.2018

On the sidelines of The Media Rumble, Manisha Pande speaks to journalists on issues that concern women in the media. How does one deal with sexism? How do women demand equal pay for equal work? Shubhra Gupta, film critic for The Indian Express, Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, Neha Dixit, freelance journalist and Sunetra Choudhury, political editor with NDTV 24x7, have a freewheeling conversation and...

NL Hafta 191: #AadhaarVerdict, #RafaleDeal and More 28.09.2018

It’s been a crazy week with the Supreme Court giving us one verdict after the other to discuss and dissect. In this episode, we have our in-house columnist and Constitution expert Meghnad and freelance journalist Rishi Majumder join the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan and Manisha Pande. Abhinandan and Meghnad are distraught since they finally have to get their Aadhaar cards m...

Reporters Without Orders Ep 38: Manual scavenging, #Rafale & more 28.09.2018

This week’s edition of Reporters Without Order features our host Cherry Agarwal, along with Newslaundry Hindi’s Rohin Verma, our correspondent Amit Bhardwaj and our guest Prem Shankar Mishra, principal correspondent, Navbharat Times, Lucknow. The podcast kicks off with a discussion on a protest called by the Safai Karamchari Andolan. Can such protests make a dent? Amit thinks these protest may not...

The Cow Question in Modern India: Part II 27.09.2018

How cow protection became the centrepiece of the Sangh Parivar’s politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cow Question in Modern India: Part I 27.09.2018

A brief historical survey of cow protection in India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Muslims won’t be able to build a mosque even if they are given a part of the land' 27.09.2018

The Supreme Court delivered two critical judgments on Thursday. However, the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid verdict took precedence over the adultery law in terms of media coverage. Those championing for the construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya are elated. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has declared that the ruling has cleared the blockade and paved the way for a Ram Mandir at the Ram Janma...

The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 86: Manto, Serial, Pajamas Are Forgiving & more 26.09.2018

On this episode of Awful and Awesome, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss plus-size Model Tess Holliday’s Cosmo cover, Manto, Serial the podcast and more. The Cosmo cover with Holliday created quite a lot of stir in the media. Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss the reactions it has elicited. Rajyasree talks about Twinkle Khanna’s book, Pajamas are Forgiving and compares Twinkle with Chetan B...

एनएल चर्चा 39: मायावती का गठबंधन, मोहन भागवत का बयान, देहरादून के स्कूल में गैंगरेप व अन्य 22.09.2018

छत्तीसगढ़ में मायावती की बसपा और अजित जोगी की पार्टी जनता कांग्रेस से गठबंधन का फैसला, डूसू अध्यक्ष अंकित बसोया की डिग्री पर बवाल, राष्ट्रीय स्वंयसेवक संघ का दिल्ली में तीन दिवसीय आयोजन, देहरादून के स्कूल में गैंगरेप आदि इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे.गांव कनेक्शन के कंसल्टिंग एडिटर हृदयेश जोशी चर्चा में मेहमान पत्रकार के रूप में शामिल हुए. हृदयेश के साथ पैनल में थे न्यूज़लॉन्ड्र...

Hafta 187: #BhimaKoregaonRaids, RaGa's 1984 gaffe & more 21.09.2018

In this episode of Hafta, Manoj Mitta, journalist and author, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Raman Kirpal and Manisha Pande to discuss the recent arrests of human rights activists across the country by Maharashtra police and Rahul Gandhi's attempt to absolve Congress from the anti-Sikh riots that took place in 1984 after Indira Gandhi's assassination. The panel al...

Chhota Hafta – Episode 190 21.09.2018

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, stand-up artist Sanjay Rajoura joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan. They discuss the resignation of New York Review of Books editor, over a Jian Ghomeshi article, the fiasco over Virat Kohli's absence from the Asi...

The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 85: Emmy, Manmarziyaan, #BigBoss and more 20.09.2018

After the hiatus last week, The Awful and Awesome Entertainment wrap is back with a bang, along with our hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri. The conversation starts with Rajyasree’s review on the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards; she found all of the 60-minute show boring, and shares the things that were talked about at the awards: Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage—who is known to play Tyrion Lanni...

Reporters Without Orders Ep 37: #PranayMurderCase, media & caste, Telangana elections, & more 19.09.2018

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 19t...

एनएल चर्चा 38: भीम आर्मी के संस्थापक चंद्रशेखर रावण की रिहाई 18.09.2018

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...

एनएल चर्चा 38: सफाई कर्मचारियों की मौत, सेरेना विलियम्स, चंद्रशेखर रावण व अन्य 15.09.2018

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 श...

Hafta 186: #KeralaFloods, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise, Navjot Singh Sidhu’s hug & more 14.09.2018

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...

Chhota Hafta – Episode 189 14.09.2018

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 W...

Reporters Without Orders Ep 36: #Section377 and the media, #HardikPatel, farmers’ march & more. 13.09.2018

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 nee...

#MediaRumble: Second Citizens 13.09.2018

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.

#MediaRumble: Numbers Speak the Loudest 13.09.2018

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...

एनएल चर्चा 37: 377, समलैंगिकता, कन्हैया कुमार और नोटबंदी 08.09.2018

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...

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