media
No One Killed Jessica
The leading ladies shine, but the film rests on peripheral characters who fall woefully short
The Science and Stupidity of Homeopathy
The way the media reports science reflects its failure to question authority.
“The Ones Caught Will Brazen It Out”
As a writer-activist, Arundhati Roy has written about issues that mainstream media has largely shied away from. She has been targeted for her fiercely independent views on Kashmir, Maoists, the issue of displacement, and the nexus between politicians and corporates. In an interview with Open’s Rahul Pandita, Roy speaks her mind on the Radia tapes, calling it just “the top end of the problem”.
This Is Not Journalism as We Know It
In their response to Open’s X-Tapes exposé, Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi are defending the indefensible. Here is why.
The Buck Stops Here Too
After Open carried the transcripts of conversations between two iconic journalists and Niira Radia, a powerful PR person, the Indian media countered the story with strategic silence. A sacred code of Indian journalism had been broken.
Why India has No Paparazzi
The economics of candid celeb shoots puts red-hot paparazzism far beyond our reach in India.
Bowled by a Full Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders’ CEO reflects on how a gullible media was beaten comprehensively when the Fake IPL Player ‘broke’ dressing room news.
Media Overkill
A study that expands our knowledge of evolution is being pitched as an overthrow of Darwin even by media outlets such as the BBC.
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