Jul 17 2019 59 mins
In this episode of Reporters Without Orders, Cherry Agarwal is joined by independent journalist Kunal Purohit, who tracks right-wing politics, hate crimes, development and gender issues. Others on the panel include Desk Writer Gaurav Sarkar and Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar who discuss media's coverage of Assam floods and Mumbai rains.The panel also discusses the political crisis in Karnataka, for which they are joined by Anusha Ravi, a journalist with the New Indian Express, over the phone. Weighing in on the media's coverage, she says, "Over this entire political news, real issues are being locked somewhere."The panel also discusses the spate of resignations by Congress leaders and Kunal says, "In order to stay relevant, the Congress was not doing enough to justify its space as the opposition."For this and more, listen up!
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