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TV Newsance 288: India’s economy is sinking and TV anchors are distracting us again

This week, we look at a shocking report that should have been at the centre of primetime debates but wasn’t. Turns out, a billion Indians have no money to spend on non-basic items! But TV news continues to avoid talking about growing inequality like the plague as the rich get…

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TV Newsance 282: How to be patriotic in 2025

This week, we give you a reason to subscribe to our election coverage. Watch how our reporters and editors bring you facts from the ground this Delhi election season.

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Ramnath Roenka Awards 2024: Recognising the worst of TV journalism

TV Newsance is back with the most awaited episode of the year.

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TV Newsance 276: Hindu vs Muslim in Sambhal – who profits from communal tensions

This week on TV Newsance, we dissect how TV news channels covered the recent Sambhal riots. Did they try to cool tensions? Nope. Instead, usual suspects added fuel to the fire — shouting louder, polarising further.

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TV Newsance Rewind: Rise and fall of Indian TV news from DD calm to Arnab’s chaos

Manisha is traveling for elections, so we’re back with another gem of an episode from the past! In this special episode of TV Newsance, we take a deep dive into the evolution of Indian primetime news – from the tightly controlled, monotonous days of Doordarshan (DD) to today’s chaotic shouting…

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TV Newsance 265: Kangana’s farmers’ protest comment, POOKIE baba on Amish’s show

This week, we’re back with a roundup of the best and worst of the TV news world. Jay Shah has been elected as the youngest chairman of the International Cricket Council. Of course, netizens couldn’t resist trolling him, labeling him a product of nepotism — but hey, we wish him…

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Kolkata case sensationalism: Republic’s graphics, Zee News’ lie detector, Liyaquat’s self-promotion

Welcome back to TV Newsance, where we break down the madness that is today’s television news!

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TV Newsance rewind: Best and worst of Indian media’s international reportage

In this episode of TV Newsance, we have brought you a blast from the past as we take a look at some of the best and the worst of our usual suspects’ attempts at covering international events — as India moves towards becoming the ‘Vishwaguru’.

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Newsance rewind: Gems of Kangana Ranaut

In this episode of TV Newsance, we have brought you a blast from the past – a special ode to Kangana Ranaut, the actor and long-time purported BJP activist who finally forayed into electoral politics.

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TV Newsance 255: YouTubers vs TV media, people of Varanasi weigh up

This week, we bring you TV Newsance from ground zero in Varanasi. In this special episode, we found a live debate being held by our usual suspect, News18’s Amish Devgan, on the ghats of the ancient city.

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TV Newsance 253: A meeting with News18’s Bhaiyaji, News24’s Rajeev Ranjan in Lucknow

This week, we bring you TV Newsance from ground zero. In this special episode, we meet locals and TV journalists on the field at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.

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TV Newsance 231: Rubika’s adventures in Israel, Suresh Chavhanke’s latest conspiracy

Manisha is back this week to take a look at what is going on in the crazy world of TV news.

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TV Newsance 224: ENBA Awards, OCCRP’s report on Adani and NDTV’s defence pitch

This week was celebratory for India Today as 111 awards were heaped on the group at the ENBA Awards – 109 if you listen to Anjana. To our bemusement, the usual suspect at TV Newsance, Sudhir Chaudhary, won the ‘Maverick of The Year’ award. Anjana Om Kashyap was awarded for…

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A hate-laden speech and murder: Why did Chetan Singh vanish from the news cycle?

July 31, 2023. That is a date we need to remember. What happened that day has already been relegated to the inside pages of most newspapers and has vanished altogether from our shouty TV channels. They are currently obsessing over the violence on the doorstep of India’s national capital, and…

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Hafta letters: Gandhi and celibacy, battling propaganda, Uniform Civil Code

Great work, Newslaundry, and a special shoutout to Manisha for watching painful Godi media and making TV Newsance. I would love to hear the panel’s views on Gandhi’s celibacy experiments, particularly the controversial aspect of him sleeping in the same room as his grand niece, sometimes naked, as part of…

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TV Newsance 216: Modi and Godi media’s trip to the US

This week we learned that Rahul Shivshankar, or RSS, is tragically leaving Times Now for new pastures. We look back at some of his best, worst and most memorable moments.

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TV Newsance 213: Modi inaugurates Parliament, TV news’ anti-wrestlers toolkit

Following a week’s break, TV Newsance is back with the worst of the worst on television news.

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TV Newsance 205: Who’s the real Lutyens Gang? Outrage over Rahul Gandhi’s speech in UK

This week on TV Newsance, we found the card that Sudhir Chaudhary encashes every night on his primetime show. As two Indian movies won big at the Oscars this week, none of which were called Kashmir Files, poor Vivek Agnihotri had to settle forTimes Now hashtag. Meanwhile, many top BJP…

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TV Newsance 201: Save Adani Campaign, brought to you by primetime stars on TV News

What do Mia Khalifa, Hindenburg and Greta Thunberg have in common? Is the opposition falling for a trap set up by anti-nationals to destroy the Indian economy? Is the Adani crisis over?

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TV Newsance 200: #RTVToadies makes a comeback

RTV Toadies makes a comeback. The three judges are back with a new set of tasks. What does it take to be a primetime toady? Watch to find out. We also look at why we started TV Newsance and our journey so far. TV news is one of the most…

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TV Newsance 198: When Gautam Adani met Rajat Sharma and Kashmir Files drama

Why do billionaires buy media? This week, we look at the age-old tradition of rich men and women buying and investing in the media to gain influence – Gautam Adani is only the most recent of rich Indian industrialists to have a channel of his own. Over the past few…

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TV Newsance: Ramnath Roenka Awards 2022 are here to recognise the worst of TV journalism

It’s that time of the year again, when we look back and wonder at the state of television news and recognise the best efforts behind lowering the standards of TV news in India.

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Newsance 194: India-China border clash and why it’s all Nehru's fault

TV Newsance is back after a break! And guess what, nothing much has changed when it comes to the world of TV news. The big news of the week was the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, and we saw news anchors tripping over each other…

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TV Newsance 193: Mehrauli murder case and its sansani reporting

While the Mehrauli murder case gripped the airwaves, ridiculous conspiracy theories and theatrics were in full supply as channels tried to one-up each other. Rubika had a forensics team help her understand the case even as Arnab was busy assisting the investigators himself. Reporters scoured the jungle for masala while…

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TV Newsance 192: Finding nuclear war in a lunar eclipse as Himachal prepares for polls

TV Newsance is back, and this week we analyse TV9’s loony show on the lunar eclipse, which the channel thought could be a sign of impending doom with inputs from defence experts. Chitra Tripathi, back to Aaj Tak from her brief spell at ABP, also hinted at a dangal in…

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