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Hafta letters: Spineless strongmen, selective outrage, and the need for a more diverse NL

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IndiGo’s dominance is not about ‘success’. Here’s what Sanjeev Sanyal overlooked in his ANI interview

When Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, argued in a recent ANI interview with Smita Prakash that IndiGo’s dominance is not the real issue because “you can’t tax success” and that policy should instead “ensure churn”, he was appealing to a familiar liberalisation-era instinct in Indian…

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PTI offers content creators ‘highly affordable’ access to its videos

Amid the copyright infringement tussle between news agency Asian News International (ANI) and Youtuber creators like Mohak Mangal, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has offered content creators “highly affordable” access to its videos.

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Exit journalist, enter podcaster: The year that busted the art of the political interview

Once upon a time, a politician avoiding tough questions was rare. But times have changed. Why face the pesky journalist armed with facts and follow-ups when you can have a podcaster nod and giggle like their salary depends on it?

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Inside Indian polls: Modi’s lies, fake news and media that does not question

As the subcontinent heats up, literally, the attitude of the average voter towards the election process that has begun appears relatively cool. From the reports that have emerged so far, there seems to be a singular lack of excitement, even among first-time voters. There is no “hawa” yet of the…

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Indian news agency ANI, broadcaster NDTV Twitter accounts restored after brief suspension

Twitter accounts of Indian broadcaster NDTV and the country's ANI news agency were restored on Saturday after both said earlier in the day that their main Twitter accounts had been locked, without specifying a reason for the suspensions.

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‘Account doesn't exist’: ANI, NDTV’s official Twitter handles blocked

One of India’s prominent news agencies, ANI’s Twitter account was suspended on Saturday, for “violation of the minimum age restriction”, the social media platform informed the company in an official mail.

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Hafta letters: Attacks in Australia, high court elevations, Hafta quotes

Suggestion: Let's pay more attention to digital media in addition to mainstream media. There's good and bad journalism online with substantial viewership. Let's talk about it on Alternate Newsance and Hafta, call out good journalism, and condemn bad. Channels to discuss: Scroll, Print, Wire, Lallantop, ANI, WION, etc. Thoughts on…

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‘Pagal hai kya tu?’: ANI reporter abused after asking Jacqueline Fernandez for comment?

Upsetting scenes played out outside the Economic Offences Wing office in Delhi today when actor Jacqueline Fernandez arrived for questioning in connection with the Sukesh Chandrashekhar case.

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Modi hails Yogi govt, BJP policies, but was ANI interview in violation of MCC?

A day ahead of polling for the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash, and while it may not have been in direct violation of the model code of conduct issued by the election commission, the broadcast…

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