NL Hafta – Episode 25

The Newslaundry team – and it’s just us this time – celebrates the silver jubilee episode of #NLHafta. We discuss Yakub Memon’s execution and Madhu recounts how she managed to get Memon’s interview in prison, back in 1994. Then the team moves on to talk about the social media “outrage” on the Tuktuki case. We also discuss Caravan’s report on the Essar leaks and defamation suits against the media in the past week. Finally, we discuss Arvind Kejriwal vs. Najeeb Jung and we also dedicate a song to Kejriwal.

For reference:

1. Madhu Trehan’s interview with Yakub Memon.

2. B Raman’s article on Rediff: Why Yakub Memon must not be hanged

3. Arunabh’s piece on Tuktuki case: Tuktuki and the return of love jihad: How some in the mainstream media lapped up a fringe Right-wing conspiracy

4. Kanchan Gupta’s column in The Pioneer: Bengal’s daughter: Tragic tale of Tuktuki Mandal

5. The podcast Abhinandan spoke about: The Bottom Of The Well

6. AS Dulat’s interview with Barkha Dutt.

7. Shashi Tharoor’s speech at The Oxford Union Society: Britain Does Owe Reparations

8. The Caravan‘s article on Essar leaks: How Essar Handed Out 195 iPads as Diwali Gifts to Top Politicians, Bureaucrats and Journalists in 2010

9. List of Defamation suits and legal notices against the media: Defamation galore this past week

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