Hafta 198: #MeTooIndia, CNN vs the White House, and more

Giving us an overview of the shortcomings of sexual harassment laws in India, Mihira, who is currently researching the feminist movement, gives us some insight. The panel goes on to dig into the ever-increasing trend of “performative feminism” wherein media houses carry stories without any proper journalistic inquiry. Raman calls such stories “the easiest stories to report”.

Talking more about the propagandist tendencies of media, Madhu mentions why the current government deserves to get the “Best Media Management” award. The panel further talks about the NDA-friendly media as well as the UPA-friendly media.

Moving on, this week’s Hafta crew discusses the recent cancellation of Carnatic singer TM Krishna’s concert in the capital which was being organised by AAI and SPIC MACAY. They also talk about the controversy unfolding in the United States wherein CNN filed a suit against the Trump administration when the organisation’s journalist Jim Acosta was discredited from accessing the White House.

Tune into all this and much more!

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#NLDhulai: It is better to show ignorance than to sound incoherent

Madhu Trehan

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Raman Kirpal

Walt Before Mickey 

Mihira Sood

The Great Stink

Circe by Madeline Miller

Manisha Pande

Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif

Shock to the system

This podcast has been produced by Kartik Nijhawan, recorded by Anil Kumar and edited by Samarendra K Dash.

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