Director, School of Communication
@IILMInstitute
; Columnist, Gulf News. Recipient, IPI India award,Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism. Dog lover
Some personal and professional news: after 21 years at NDTV, I am changing direction and moving on. Later this year, I start as an Associate Professor teaching journalism as part of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1/n
After more than 22 years, it is time to move on from NDTV. It has been a wonderful, roller coaster ride but you have to know when to get off. The next couple of weeks are my last. Thank you for the love and support all these years.
Interesting to see “woke” celebrities in India speak out against police atrocities and George Floyd’s death all the way across in America, but the same celebs lose their voice when there are police excesses at home; when people are lynched, communities targeted.
I have been the victim of a very serious phishing attack. I’m putting this statement out to set the record straight about what I’ve been through. I will not be addressing this issue any further on social media.
On the eve of our Independence Day, the country’s highest court, in the world’s largest democracy, has said it cannot be criticised, that it is above criticism.
Team
@ZeeNews
is on the frontline, while social media stone pelters spread rumours. Those who are infected had the option of sitting at home & sharing memes.They came to work because they’re committed professionals.If you can’t show them respect,don’t expose your spiteful selves!
Watching the British Prime Minister taking a series of questions from MPs in Parliament on his govt’s handling of the pandemic. Apparently this is how parliamentary democracy is supposed to work. Who knew
This clip sums up the state of TV journalism today. The reporter here, Ashok Singhal, is senior to me. When I first started out as a political reporter over 20 years ago, he was a veteran on the field. This is what he’s doing now.
My own view: despite criticism on the handling of the lockdown and the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Modi remains a deeply popular leader. His supporters see him as a messaih, they will forgive many mistakes. And the fact that India has a weak opposition also plays into that
Basic rule: wait for the family or the hospital to officially confirm the news on someone’s health. There is no need to be first on everything. Being right is more important
India’s celebrities and sports stars ( with some exceptions) have conclusively proven they are cowards, not even trying to use their influence to help people get oxygen, to amplify their desperate cries for hospital beds and more. Someone forgot to send the toolkit I guess
Dear folks who are reacting to a senior Pakistan Minister’s tasteless comments on ISRO. Please don’t respond to him. He’s behaving like a troll. Poor man stayed up all night to watch the moon mission. Their India obsession continues. We don’t have to obsess in return
NDTV has taught me everything. It has been my home. I am proud of the work we do, the stories we cover, the values we stand for, especially at a time when the much of the media has surrendered its objectivity 2/n
Those who complain about TV news and the poison it has been reduced to - remember we are all complicit. Those who watch these channels ( and many do); those who advertise on them; and the so called editors who sold their souls and their conscience years ago.
I will miss my colleagues deeply. Most of all, I want to thank
@PrannoyRoyNDTV
@radhikaroyndtv
for being the most incredible mentors and bosses. You took me in as a 22 year old and believed in me. I never say never, so TV may one day beckon again. Wish me luck
Twitter and Facebook don’t deserve any praise for taking on Trump and his hate speech. They only acted after he lost and after Democrats gained control of the Senate. Let’s see these platforms act decisively against hate speech in the rest of the world including India
Many ppl, me included, have criticised
@RahulGandhi
for not getting into the rough and tumble of opposition politics. Today marked a change. Dissent and protest are the hallmark of a healthy democracy, a fact that is lost on the UP govt. But RG needs to stay the course
“I don't know if Rhea is guilty of the things Sushant's family is accusing her of.I hope the CBI gets to bottom of it. If shes guilty of anything,she should face the consequences. But the media trial and her vilification has been shameful” My piece
UP Govt asks SC to stop
@zoo_bear
from tweeting
SC: “How can you tell a journalist he cannot write. If he violates the law then he is answerable to law. But how can we take anticipatory action against a citizen when he is raising his voice? We will not place any such order*
The Modi govt has worked hard to build a strong relationship with Arab countries, even the OIC. Sushma Swaraj even addressed the OIC as EAM. Millions of Indians live and work in Gulf countries. Through their communal tweets, RW trolls are doing some serious diplomatic damage.
Since Ms Ranaut proudly declared on twitter about how rich she is, she should pay for this. Not taxpayers. She holds no constitutional post or public office
It looks like a scene in a movie is being shot ......
#KanganaRanaut
arrives at
#Chandigarh
airport ........look at security personnel around her so that she can walk with a swag !!!
#VIPsecurity
- मेरा देश माहान !!!
On a day like this, it would have been good for the government to call an all party meeting, take the opposition into confidence on China. This is the time for the country to stand united. And as citizens, we need to hear from the top leadership now.
India’s most credible TV journalists, Rahul Shivshankar & Navika Kumar together bring you the most powerful & power packed show, a new paradigm in news television.
Watch EXPLOSIVE
#EXCLUSIVE
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I’ve been overwhelmed by the calls & messages of support including the DMs here. I apologise for not writing back immediately. I’m taking a well earned break from social media for a few days & will return refreshed and as good as new. In the mean time keep safe everyone.
Two of my colleagues
@arvindgunasekar
and
@saurabhshukla_s
were badly beaten by a mob just now in Delhi, they only stopped beating them after realising they are “our people- Hindus”. Absolutely despicable.
People from all over wait for weeks, months to get an appointment at AIIMS. It is beyond shocking that India’s leading hospital is shutting down for OPD patients for half a day for a religious ceremony. We have left our brains behind
The shameless Election Commission continues to be obsessed about its image. Not one bit of remorse or accountability for the way they conducted the recent polls and put lives at risk.
You may agree or disagree about the contents of the BBC documentary, but these Income Tax searches are the hallmarks of a thin skinned state. Ahead of the G 20, it’s a poor look for India as we call ourselves the mother of democracy
The emergence of the real Kejriwal: “He cheered the stripping of J&K’s Statehood even while arguing for full Statehood for Delhi. He looked the other way when an armed group went on a rampage at JNU; offered platitudes when communal riots shook the city “
.
@jonathanvswan
: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.”
@realdonaldtrump
: “You can’t do that.”
Swan: “Why can’t I do that?”
Very awkward situation for the Indian Govt. Either admit the PM asked for third party mediation on Kashmir or call Donald Trump a liar. Don’t envy the diplomats
#सावधान
लोकतंत्र के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण स्तंभ कार्यपालिका के सबसे बड़े पदों पर मुस्लिम घुसपैठ का पर्दाफ़ाश.
#UPSC_Jihad
#नौकरशाही_जिहाद
देश को झकझोर देने वाली इस सीरीज़ का लगातार प्रसारण प्रतिदिन. शुक्रवार 28 अगस्त रात 8 बजे से सिर्फ सुदर्शन न्यूज़ पर.
@narendramodi
@RSSorg
Thank you to everyone for the kind wishes. I dedicate this award to my media colleagues in Kashmir who have worked to bring you the story despite the longest internet shutdown in a democracy and a long communication blackout last year. More power to you all
International Press Institute honours
@Nidhi
and
@nazir_masoodi
for Kathua reports.
“Proud of what NDTV stands for- which is simply for the truth, for real journalism,” she said on receiving the award.
Read full speech here:
Landlines in J&K also down. So now, ordinary people have no way to communicate. Imagine what this means for sick people, those families with emergencies. Such inhumanity with your own people
Pictures of General and Mrs Rawat’s daughters collecting their ashes is a classic example of the media crossing a fine line. Leave them alone and let them grieve. Everything doesn’t need to be displayed on TV
Very proud that NDTV’s Ravish Kumar is the recipient of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, for his “unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical journalism of the highest standards; his moral courage in standing up for truth, integrity, and independence”. Incredible 👏🏼
I got a death threat on
@instagram
via a pvt msg: “I will hang you,I will execute you”. I reported the account to
@instagram
. They replied that it does not violate their guidelines. Shame on you
@instagram
. Am deleting my account. And yes, I’m filing an FIR
Never thought this day would come where Godse would be called a deshbhakt. But this is a “new India”. A terror accused may become an MP, the killer of Mahatma Gandhi is called a patriot. Sick
#WATCH
BJP Bhopal Lok Sabha Candidate Pragya Singh Thakur says 'Nathuram Godse was a 'deshbhakt', is a 'deshbhakt' and will remain a 'deshbhakt'. People calling him a terrorist should instead look within, such people will be given a befitting reply in these elections
It is absolutely shocking that an armed mob can enter the campus of a University in the national capital and assault students and teachers and those goons are STILL roaming around,the police absent from the scene for hours now. If this isn’t a breakdown of law and order,what is?
The government said Indian soldiers were not “missing in action”. Now it emerges that 10 soldiers including two majors and a Lt Col were being held by China and released yesterday.Story broken by the Hindu. Now the Indian Express is reporting the same.
History will remember the mainstream media’s complicity in demonising communities, peddling conspiracy theories and filling their air time with hatred and propaganda. Sadly even those I thought were better than this have been complicit.
If there is one thing
@realDonaldTrump
has demonstrated, it is that his “love” for India is shallow. First the cancellation of H1b visas which hits Indian professionals, and now foreign students, many of them Indians, will be thrown out of the US if University classes are online
दिल्ली पुलिस की क्राइम ब्रांच की टीम यूथ कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्रीनिवास से पूछताछ करने पहुँची है,पूछ रहे हैं ज़रूरतमंद लोगों के लिए राहत सामग्री कहा से लाते है ?
There are too many middle class and affluent Indians who want India to be like China, who casually say democracy and human rights don’t matter. That’s because they don’t value the freedom and democracy India was founded on. Let’s see what they say when their rights are taken away