Reporters Without Orders Ep 222: RSS media awards, Rajasthan journalists assaulted

In this episode, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

Shivnarayan talks about his experience attending an event organised by the RSS, where the highlight was a conclave on the state of the media, with awards handed out to a series of journalists.

“You expect some good discussions on press freedom, while India is sliding down the press freedom index, but there was no discussion as such,” says Shivnarayan of the 11-hour event. “...These awards show that there are rewards also if you speak in favour of the government.”

He also explains his report on three journalists allegedly attacked in Rajasthan – their arms and legs fractured after they reported on a “land grab”. Considering the spike in attacks on media personnel, he says, “It will be very difficult to convince the masses that we are journalists and we are for public interest.”

This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:30 - RSS awards

00:05:35- Rajasthan journalists assaulted

00:22:17 - Recommendations

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Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Satish Kumar.