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India’s media is under siege, but what will it take for the public to care?

Kalpana Sharma
Lawbreakers, not quite citizens: ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

What happens when a journalist’s press card becomes a tool to target them?

What happens when a journalist’s press card becomes a tool to target them?

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Why Indian media’s coverage of Sri Lanka crisis is partial

Why Indian media’s coverage of Sri Lanka crisis is partial

Kalpana Sharma
How a movie and a court judgement exemplify India’s crisis of growing Islamophobia

How a movie, order exemplify India’s growing Islamophobia

Kalpana Sharma
Apart from Russia-Ukraine and assembly polls, here are other news stories we must not forget

Apart from Russia-Ukraine, here are other news stories we must not forget

Kalpana Sharma
Inadequate reportage, no shortage of opinion: Where does Big Media stand on the hijab row?

Less reportage, more opinion: Big Media on the hijab row

Kalpana Sharma
Why Rahul’s speech should remind Big Media of the other India

Why Rahul’s speech should remind Big Media of the other India

Kalpana Sharma
When benevolence turns hostile: Why press clubs shouldn’t depend on government patronage

Why press clubs shouldn’t depend on government patronage

Kalpana Sharma
How a section of media passes off the government’s ‘official version’ of events as news gathering

How some media passes off government’s ‘official version’ of events as news gathering

Kalpana Sharma
Media takeaways from 2021: What the government wants you to remember, and what it doesn’t

Media takeaways from 2021: What the government wants you to remember, and what it doesn’t

Kalpana Sharma
Big Media’s coverage of Northeast India has never been adequate, but now it’s worse

Big Media’s coverage of Northeast India has never been adequate, but now it’s worse

Kalpana Sharma
From Narmada Bachao Andolan to farmer protests: Why the media must record history

From Narmada Bachao Andolan to farmer protests: Why the media must record history

Kalpana Sharma
From Tripura to climate change, mainstream media needs feet on the ground to report on what’s happening

Tripura to climate change: Mainstream media needs feet on the ground to report on what’s happening

Kalpana Sharma
Big Media as a public watchdog: No bark, no bite

Big Media as a public watchdog: No bark, no bite

Kalpana Sharma
As we celebrate the Maria Ressas of the world, let's not forget the Raman Kashyaps

As we celebrate the Maria Ressas of the world, let's not forget the Raman Kashyaps

Kalpana Sharma
See nothing, say nothing: How India's 'well-behaved' media approaches protests and civil movements

How India's 'well-behaved' media approaches protests and civil movements

Kalpana Sharma
Why do we keep ignoring violations of journalists’ rights in Kashmir?

Why do we keep ignoring violations of journalists’ rights in Kashmir?

Kalpana Sharma
From climate change to healthcare: Why is there no space for these issues in Big Media?

From climate change to healthcare: Why is there no space for these issues in Big Media?

Kalpana Sharma
Why Indian media’s coverage of Sri Lanka crisis is partial

Why Indian media’s coverage of Sri Lanka crisis is partial

Kalpana Sharma
How a movie and a court judgement exemplify India’s crisis of growing Islamophobia

How a movie, order exemplify India’s growing Islamophobia

Kalpana Sharma
Apart from Russia-Ukraine and assembly polls, here are other news stories we must not forget

Apart from Russia-Ukraine, here are other news stories we must not forget

Kalpana Sharma
Inadequate reportage, no shortage of opinion: Where does Big Media stand on the hijab row?

Less reportage, more opinion: Big Media on the hijab row

Kalpana Sharma
Why Rahul’s speech should remind Big Media of the other India

Why Rahul’s speech should remind Big Media of the other India

Kalpana Sharma
When benevolence turns hostile: Why press clubs shouldn’t depend on government patronage

Why press clubs shouldn’t depend on government patronage

Kalpana Sharma
How a section of media passes off the government’s ‘official version’ of events as news gathering

How some media passes off government’s ‘official version’ of events as news gathering

Kalpana Sharma
Media takeaways from 2021: What the government wants you to remember, and what it doesn’t

Media takeaways from 2021: What the government wants you to remember, and what it doesn’t

Kalpana Sharma
Big Media’s coverage of Northeast India has never been adequate, but now it’s worse

Big Media’s coverage of Northeast India has never been adequate, but now it’s worse

Kalpana Sharma
From Narmada Bachao Andolan to farmer protests: Why the media must record history

From Narmada Bachao Andolan to farmer protests: Why the media must record history

Kalpana Sharma
From Tripura to climate change, mainstream media needs feet on the ground to report on what’s happening

Tripura to climate change: Mainstream media needs feet on the ground to report on what’s happening

Kalpana Sharma
Big Media as a public watchdog: No bark, no bite

Big Media as a public watchdog: No bark, no bite

Kalpana Sharma
As we celebrate the Maria Ressas of the world, let's not forget the Raman Kashyaps

As we celebrate the Maria Ressas of the world, let's not forget the Raman Kashyaps

Kalpana Sharma
See nothing, say nothing: How India's 'well-behaved' media approaches protests and civil movements

How India's 'well-behaved' media approaches protests and civil movements

Kalpana Sharma
Why do we keep ignoring violations of journalists’ rights in Kashmir?

Why do we keep ignoring violations of journalists’ rights in Kashmir?

Kalpana Sharma
From climate change to healthcare: Why is there no space for these issues in Big Media?

From climate change to healthcare: Why is there no space for these issues in Big Media?

Kalpana Sharma