Dhobi Ghat Ep 8: Assam Riots
Madhu Trehan discusses the media’s coverage of Assam with Ashutosh, Punya Prasun Bajpai and Santosh Desai. Why did Hindi channels not report from Assam for the first ten days? And why was there so much music and drama in the coverage which followed? And much more.
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Madhu Trehan discusses the media’s coverage of Assam with Ashutosh, Punya Prasun Bajpai and Santosh Desai. Why did Hindi channels not report from Assam for the first ten days? And why was there so much music and drama in the coverage which followed? And much more.
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