Media

Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.

News Reports

Israeli guest gets upset after Indian anchor wears saree with colors of Palestine flag, Netizens divided: Misplaced symbolism or just her grandma’s saree?

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2023

"And I can see the colors that you are wearing this evening and that's why I am purposely wearing blue and white, the Israeli official said.

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The New York Times publishes a report calling Hamas ‘terrorists’, changes to ‘gunmen’ after some time

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2023

The New York Times used Hamas terrorists in the subtitle of a report, but soon after it was relaced with Hamas Gunmen

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CBI registers case against NewsClick for FCRA violations, raids underway at 2 locations

ANI - 11 October, 2023

The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Tuesday sent NewsClick's Founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty to 10 days of judicial custody.

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Can Israel be a victim when all countries are supporting it: YouTuber Ravish Kumar downplays Hamas terror attack, floats conspiracy theory

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2023

Ravish Kumar inquired, “Are these Western nations doing justice (by siding with Israel) or amplifying terror (of Israel) in the name of combating terrorism?”

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Former Indian Express journalist Irena Akbar floats conspiracy theory, claims that deceased Shani Louk wore bikini and was not stripped by Hamas terrorists

OpIndia Staff - 8 October, 2023

"It could be possible that when she was killed, she was wearing a bikini or other skin-exposing garment," Irena Akbar said.

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As Israel launches Operation Swords of Iron in response to Hamas terror attack, website of Jerusalem Post crashes after multiple cyberattacks

OpIndia Staff - 8 October, 2023

Hackers targeted the website of Jerusalem Post with multiple cyberattacks, Israel's leading and best-selling English newspaper.

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‘They peddled fake narrative in exchange for crores of rupees illegally taken from foreign sources’: Delhi Police in FIR against NewsClick promoters

ANI - 6 October, 2023

"Foreign funds in crores have been infused illegally in India by Indian and Foreign entities inimical to India in pursuance of conspiracy with the intention to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, to cause disaffection against India and to threaten the unity, integrity, and security of India," Delhi Police stated in the FIR.

Opinions

The Hindu and how it is creating the North-South Divide: Repeatedly lying about devolution of funds and cheating their readers with misinformation

S. Sudhir Kumar - 6 October, 2023

The Hindu published an article on 5th October 2023, with a very combative headline – “Retribution for the South, accolade for the North”. I think you got the gist just by looking at the headline

News Reports

‘Journalism cannot be prosecuted as terrorism’: 16 media associations write to CJI on alleged ‘repressive use’ of probe agencies against media

ANI - 4 October, 2023

Several media associations have written to the CJI seeking supreme court's intervention to put an end to the alleged "repressive" use of investigating agencies "against the media

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