Under fire for her role in Radiagate, Barkha Dutt cannot stop fuming. From terming the tapes as ‘manufactured’ and resorting to the bliss of her ignorance about telecom sector, to her attack on Vinod Mehta, Barkha has a tough time confronting the nightmarish tapes. She tells Madhu Trehan how journalism is also an exercise in seduction to get the story, and her awareness of happenings in both Congress and BJP as a political reporter.
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ContributeUnder fire for her role in Radiagate, Barkha Dutt cannot stop fuming. From terming the tapes as ‘manufactured’ and resorting to the bliss of her ignorance about telecom sector, to her attack on Vinod Mehta, Barkha has a tough time confronting the nightmarish tapes. She tells Madhu Trehan how journalism is also an exercise in seduction to get the story, and her awareness of happenings in both Congress and BJP as a political reporter.
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