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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

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

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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
Modi’s misstep: By banning BBC documentary, far more people have now watched it

Modi’s misstep: By banning BBC documentary, far more people have now watched it

Kalpana Sharma
Joshimath’s story dates back decades. That’s why media must dig deep

Joshimath’s story dates back decades. That’s why media must dig deep

Kalpana Sharma
Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

Kalpana Sharma
In rare reports on the Adani empire, a reminder of independent media’s significance

In rare reports on the Adani empire, a reminder of independent media’s significance

Kalpana Sharma
Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

Kalpana Sharma
A question of judgement: Lessons for independent media from the Meta-Wire affair

A question of judgement: Lessons for independent media from the Meta-Wire affair

Kalpana Sharma
Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

Kalpana Sharma
3,500 km but who’s watching? How Big Media dropped the ball in its coverage of Bharat Jodo Yatra

How Big Media dropped the ball in its coverage of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Kalpana Sharma
Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

Kalpana Sharma
Lakhimpur Kheri: When religious identity of suspects is more important than the crime

Lakhimpur Kheri: When religious identity of suspects is more important than the crime

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
Modi’s misstep: By banning BBC documentary, far more people have now watched it

Modi’s misstep: By banning BBC documentary, far more people have now watched it

Kalpana Sharma
Joshimath’s story dates back decades. That’s why media must dig deep

Joshimath’s story dates back decades. That’s why media must dig deep

Kalpana Sharma
Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

Kalpana Sharma
In rare reports on the Adani empire, a reminder of independent media’s significance

In rare reports on the Adani empire, a reminder of independent media’s significance

Kalpana Sharma
Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

Kalpana Sharma
A question of judgement: Lessons for independent media from the Meta-Wire affair

A question of judgement: Lessons for independent media from the Meta-Wire affair

Kalpana Sharma
Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

Cough syrup deaths: If media doesn’t hold the government to account, who will?

Kalpana Sharma
3,500 km but who’s watching? How Big Media dropped the ball in its coverage of Bharat Jodo Yatra

How Big Media dropped the ball in its coverage of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Kalpana Sharma
Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

Hate speech by media: Will regulation really work?

Kalpana Sharma
Lakhimpur Kheri: When religious identity of suspects is more important than the crime

Lakhimpur Kheri: When religious identity of suspects is more important than the crime

Kalpana Sharma