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Big media’s strange self-censorship of Cricket World Cup, and why it mustn’t now forget ‘rat-hole mining’

Kalpana Sharma
In Indian elections, Gaza violence, some misses and misfires by traditional media

In Indian elections, Gaza violence, some misses and misfires by traditional media

Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

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Amid G20 hype, exposé on Adani, Vedanta and Manipur crisis relegated to shadows

Amid G20 hype, exposé on Adani, Vedanta and Manipur crisis relegated to shadows

Kalpana Sharma
In Chandrayaan-3 success, lessons for the media, and for developmental policy

In Chandrayaan-3 success, lessons for the media, and for developmental policy

Kalpana Sharma
A hate-laden speech and murder: Why did Chetan Singh vanish from the news cycle?

A hate-laden speech and murder: Why did Chetan Singh vanish from the news cycle?

Kalpana Sharma
In the scramble for ‘exclusives’, media must follow caution while reporting from Manipur

In the scramble for ‘exclusives’, media must follow caution while reporting from Manipur

Kalpana Sharma
Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

Kalpana Sharma
The people of Manipur should be the news – not just visits by politicians

The people of Manipur should be the news – not just visits by politicians

Kalpana Sharma
Smriti Irani’s outburst, Modi’s lack of press conferences: Unpacking Indian govt’s hostility to the press

Smriti Irani’s outburst, Modi’s lack of press conferences: Unpacking Indian govt’s hostility to the press

Kalpana Sharma
Manipur simmers, champions protest, but Modi's focus is on his new Parliament

Manipur simmers, champions protest, but Modi's focus is on his new Parliament

Kalpana Sharma
Clichés and cacophony on your TV screen? It must be election season

Clichés and cacophony on your TV screen? It must be election season

Kalpana Sharma
What media coverage of wrestler protests, Malik’s remarks and Mann Ki Baat tells us about press freedom

What media coverage of wrestler protests, Malik’s remarks and Mann Ki Baat tells us about press freedom

Kalpana Sharma
Atiq Ahmed vs Satya Pal Malik: Media frenzy for one, indifference for the other

Atiq Ahmed vs Satya Pal Malik: Media frenzy for one, indifference for the other

Kalpana Sharma
Newspapers today: When Modi and friends star in full-page ads, news reports, even edit pages

Newspapers today: When Modi and friends star in full-page ads, news reports, even edit pages

Kalpana Sharma
More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

Kalpana Sharma
Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

Kalpana Sharma
From tsunami to Turkey earthquake: The role of media during natural disasters

From tsunami to Turkey earthquake: The role of media during natural disasters

Kalpana Sharma
Why Maharashtra journalist’s murder reflects poorly on status of press freedom in India

Why Maharashtra journalist’s murder reflects poorly on status of press freedom in India

Kalpana Sharma
Amid G20 hype, exposé on Adani, Vedanta and Manipur crisis relegated to shadows

Amid G20 hype, exposé on Adani, Vedanta and Manipur crisis relegated to shadows

Kalpana Sharma
In Chandrayaan-3 success, lessons for the media, and for developmental policy

In Chandrayaan-3 success, lessons for the media, and for developmental policy

Kalpana Sharma
A hate-laden speech and murder: Why did Chetan Singh vanish from the news cycle?

A hate-laden speech and murder: Why did Chetan Singh vanish from the news cycle?

Kalpana Sharma
In the scramble for ‘exclusives’, media must follow caution while reporting from Manipur

In the scramble for ‘exclusives’, media must follow caution while reporting from Manipur

Kalpana Sharma
Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

Stories Big Media missed: Sexual assault in Manipur and, as always, climate reporting

Kalpana Sharma
The people of Manipur should be the news – not just visits by politicians

The people of Manipur should be the news – not just visits by politicians

Kalpana Sharma
Smriti Irani’s outburst, Modi’s lack of press conferences: Unpacking Indian govt’s hostility to the press

Smriti Irani’s outburst, Modi’s lack of press conferences: Unpacking Indian govt’s hostility to the press

Kalpana Sharma
Manipur simmers, champions protest, but Modi's focus is on his new Parliament

Manipur simmers, champions protest, but Modi's focus is on his new Parliament

Kalpana Sharma
Clichés and cacophony on your TV screen? It must be election season

Clichés and cacophony on your TV screen? It must be election season

Kalpana Sharma
What media coverage of wrestler protests, Malik’s remarks and Mann Ki Baat tells us about press freedom

What media coverage of wrestler protests, Malik’s remarks and Mann Ki Baat tells us about press freedom

Kalpana Sharma
Atiq Ahmed vs Satya Pal Malik: Media frenzy for one, indifference for the other

Atiq Ahmed vs Satya Pal Malik: Media frenzy for one, indifference for the other

Kalpana Sharma
Newspapers today: When Modi and friends star in full-page ads, news reports, even edit pages

Newspapers today: When Modi and friends star in full-page ads, news reports, even edit pages

Kalpana Sharma
More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

Kalpana Sharma
Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

Kalpana Sharma
From tsunami to Turkey earthquake: The role of media during natural disasters

From tsunami to Turkey earthquake: The role of media during natural disasters

Kalpana Sharma
Why Maharashtra journalist’s murder reflects poorly on status of press freedom in India

Why Maharashtra journalist’s murder reflects poorly on status of press freedom in India

Kalpana Sharma