TV Newsance 222: TV News’ fixation with Rahul’s flying kiss, Newsclick and real Godi media exposé
Your weekly dose of all the insanity that passes off as news on TV.
This week we saw crucial bills being tabled in the Lok Sabha, while the opposition took on the Narendra Modi-government over the Manipur conflict with a no-confidence motion.
But of all the questions raised around Manipur, the big talking point for our TV news anchors was Rahul Gandhi’s ‘flying kiss’ or what Arnab called “chumma”.
When not bashing Gandhi’s “inappropriate behaviour”, anchors were busy praising Home Minister Amit Shah and PM Modi for their “excellent performance” in the Parliament, with Anjana even exemplifying it with cricketing metaphors.
Independent media also found a mention in the Parliament, with Newsclick being accused of sourcing funds from China, and being a part of the ‘tukde tukde’ gang. This came as an opportunity for our usual suspects on prime-time to vent their frustration and tell us who the real ‘Godi media’ are.
Their tirade against the independent media gave us some ideas too, and we went all Christopher Nolan on them.
Watch.
Support Independent Media
The media must be free and fair, uninfluenced by corporate or state interests. That's why you, the public, need to pay to keep news free.
Contribute
NL Interview: Gaurav Gogoi on no-confidence motion, Manipur, 2024 media strategy
On Sansad TV camera, Rahul Gandhi gets around 40% screen time, Smriti Irani over 90%
NL Interview: Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Manipur, media, sexism in politics
Power NL-TNM Election Fund
General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have ambitious plans together to focus on the issues that really matter to the voter. From political funding to battleground states, media coverage to 10 years of Modi, choose a project you would like to support and power our journalism.
Ground reportage is central to public interest journalism. Only readers like you can make it possible. Will you?