The news media’s coverage of Salman Rushdie's forced absence from the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)? Our panelists - Hartosh Bal, William Dalrymple, Seema Mustafa and Barkha Dutt. A lost sense of proportion in media coverage? Celebrity cult taking centrestage? Armchair journalism? Watch.
The news media’s coverage of Salman Rushdie’s forced absence from the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)? Our panelists – Hartosh Bal, William Dalrymple, Seema Mustafa and Barkha Dutt. A lost sense of proportion in media coverage? Celebrity cult taking centrestage? Armchair journalism? Watch.
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