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TV Newsance 257: A trip down the memory lane to media in UPA era

Abhinandan is on hosting duties this week and we decided to take a break from all the craziness of TV news and look back at Newslaundry during the UPA era, when we were still speaking truth to power.

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Hafta letters: Lok Sabha mandate, Prashant Kishor, casteist terms

I was quite surprised (and enraged) by such an extreme level of support for Israel from the radical Hindu segment of India (yes, almost everyone belonged to 'Modi Ka Parivar', other than Subramaniam Swami). Has this deep-rooted Islamophobia become so entrenched in our country’s population? (Just look at the backlash…

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TV Newsance 254: News anchors play interview-interview with ‘Messenger of God’

This week, Abhinandan takes on hosting duties and the uphill task of watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election season interviews. We look at the tussle among our usual suspects to become the dear leader’s favourite.

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Hafta letters: Election commission, legacy media and VVPAT

My question is related to Hafta #469. On the organised nature of Ram mandir decor in public spaces, Shardool brushed it off, claiming that I don’t “understand” India. I thought his answer had more to do with his own mandir-time-tribulations than the uniformity of the decor, and Raman sir did…

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Hafta 485: Political ads, Amethi-Rae Bareli fight, Kejriwal’s return

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by advertising guru and columnist Santosh Desai and multimedia artist Anurag Minus Verma.

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Hafta letters: State of the nation, divisive speeches, what Mamata is up to

Hi Hafta team, on the topic of elections, I am curious if there is any intellectual capacity or curiousity for alternate models either in the Indian context or elsewhere with the same five-year term or less governments. Clearly, it seems to me that short termism in politics is not really…

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TV Newsance 250: Fact-checking Modi’s speech, Godi media’s Modi bhakti at Surya Tilak ceremony

Abhinandan is on hosting duties this week, with Manisha on the ground bringing you Another Election Show from states going to vote.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 350: Ferrari, Aavesham, Ripley

While discussing Ferrari:

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Hafta letters: Kejriwal arrest, farmers’ protest, defection

Hello,

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Hafta letters: Modi rajya, farmers’ agitation, Israel-Palestine

I’m intrigued by the trend in Bollywood over the past decade, where a significant majority of big-screen releases, including films like Pathan, Tiger 3, Fighter, and Article 370, along with forthcoming ones like Yodha, heavily feature themes of hyper-nationalism, patriotism, or religion. It seems the industry is moving away from…

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Hafta letters: Ayodhya’s history, Muslims, cultural icons

Shardool and Anand’s perspectives on the inauguration of the Ram temple are disconcerting for non-Hindus. Their assertion that their joy is organic seems myopic, as the Ram Janmabhoomi movement was undeniably political, exploited by the BJP for long-term political gains.

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Hafta letters: Native languages, employability, Tata controversy

New year greetings. I wish you more subscribers and improved journalism.

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Hafta letters: Climate policy, COP28 and Zionism

I would like the panel’s views on the following:

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Hafta letters: Lens on Palestine, southern states, Modi voters

I do not like being mischaracterised, hence this.

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Hafta letters: Palestine and Zionism, college events, natural resources

General point about NL Sena. If there is a project that can be anticipated, then it should be set up a while before the actual need, so that people can spend a fixed amount of money for multiple months. For instance, NL-TNM fund was opened up in October. But it…

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Hafta letters: History of Jews, Zionism and hot takes

After Bhavesh’s mail and your response, I thought maybe I’d hold off on this mail. But with a stream of emails telling you to keep at it, I fear a reversion to type. I’ve been a serial letter-writer, I think my first was in 2015/16 when Abhinandan used to prod…

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Hafta letters: Nitish’s remarks, Palestine protests, Sena funds

Hi,

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Hafta letters: Israel-Palestine media bias, politics in sports, need for South India podcast

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TV Newsance 232: Poll bonds, Godi media’s ‘algorithm’ theory on Apple alert

Abhinandan looks at the worst of this week in the world of TV news. We start off with the trend of politicians being given a free pass on air; no questions asked.

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Hafta letters: Khalistan agenda, media bias, Israel-Palestine violence

Letter on September 28: In Hafta’s episode 451, the panel had no reaction to Sajjan Kumar getting acquitted. Not blaming anyone, just highlighting how something that might not seem significant in other parts of the country is a major development for the Sikhs. Tytler and Sajjan were the biggest names…

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Hafta letters: Canada, Kashmir and internal biases

Hi there! I am a long-time subscriber, and now really super pissed with your app… The main reason I subscribe to you is to keep journalism free of influence, and your podcasts…what is the point if I can’t even resume my podcast. Every time I pause the podcast your app…

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Hafta letters: Geopolitics, burning Ravan effigies, screening of While We Watched

Hi there

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Hafta letters: Countering hate, teacher-student relationships, space exploration

Hello NL,

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TV Newsance 225: Pakistan obsession of Godi media, Gambhir’s temper, Modi’s Bharat masterstroke

This week, Abhinandan takes stock of the Indian TV news’ obsession with Pakistan. No matter the issue at hand, our TV news anchors are chronically racing to tell us what’s worse in our neighbouring country.

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Hafta letters: Chandrayaan-3, scientific temper and cost-benefit analysis

This email is intentionally left blank, as it looks like you need to achieve something great (I have no clue) to ask questions.

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