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ContributeJournalist Bhupendra Chaubey joins the team and we discuss whether the television media paid enough attention to the death of a journalist in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The team, then, goes on to discuss the Sushma Swaraj–Lalit Modi row and the way the media covered the ongoing controversy.
We also discuss Gajendra Chauhan’s appointment as the new FTII chairman and the furore over his “pedigreed” body of work. We then move on to discuss AAP’s new television ad. Finally, Chaubey gives us a “scoop” on the ongoing Lalit Modi controversy.
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