Meenakshi Ravi @meenakshirv Twitter profile

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Meenakshi Ravi

@meenakshirv

2 years

"Mr Zubair should be awarded a medal for his service to the nation. Instead, he's been jailed,"

Mohammed Zubair: Supreme Court grants bail to Indian fact-checker

Mohammed Zubair had spotlighted former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's comments on the Prophet Muhammad.

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It takes courage to speak this clearly about the atrocities sanctioned/enabled by the Modi govt when you know - as @RanaAyyub does - how vindictive it is. Not only does this government and its supporters target and abuse critics, they do so with impunity. More power indeed.

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More power to you @RanaAyyub .

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Don't know what is scarier: This mind bending parallel reality in which people are brainwashed enough to behave like this. The mind bending reality of a news outlet considering this news.

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While the world’s attention is trained on Gaza, violence has spiked in the West Bank. Grim videos have shown what Palestinians are enduring. My colleague @iraklista and I worked on this explainer for @ajlisteningpost . We’ve blurred the videos since they’re painful to watch.

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YouTube is booming in India. And it’s not just Bollywood, cricket, make up and educational channels…news and current affairs are big too. In a country of SO MANY TV news channels, how come are so many Indians turning to YouTube? Watch:

Why YouTube is blowing up in India | The Listening Post

Why Indians are turning to Youtube: There is no media landscape anywhere like India’s – almost 400 television news channels, broadcasting in 20 languages. In...

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2 years

When the British royals go out on ‘tour’ – the aim is to cement inter-country ties, generate cheery photos and positive headlines. The royal tour of the Caribbean has backfired on all those fronts. Here's a brief explainer on @AJListeningPost (writing help from @monazzaaf )

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3 years

The billionaire 'space race' isn't just about obscene wealth and gigantic male egos - it's about the climate crisis, the regulation of outer space and rampant capitalism. These issues were barely discussed in much of the coverage. @rgizbert1 and I spoke about it on @AJEnglish .

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4 years

On Republic Day, do a good thing for the health of our republic. Subscribe to these guys - @AltNews 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

Pratik Sinha

@free_thinker

4 years

Alt News has been able to sustain itself as an independent organisation because of your support. And here are a few reasons to continue this fight against misinformation as our allies. Donate to Alt News at: Thank you!

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On @AJListeningPost this week, @rgizbert1 and I discuss the Delhi Pogrom. We talk about why the violence deserves to be called a pogrom, the consequences of hate speech and the horrifying experiences of journalists on the ground. You can catch the show on @AJEnglish and online.

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3 years

"The average Indian media consumer is inundated with misinformation...It’s why two engineers, @zoo_bear and @free_thinker banded together in 2016 to form Alt News." @soniafaleiro 's piece on the indispensable @AltNews is worth your time.

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2 years

For the first lead story of 2022 on @AJListeningPost , we've sought to analyse the multiple instances of anti-Muslim incitement/abuse in India from late December and January. The link to the report is in the thread. We have spoken with @samar11 @VijaytaL @zoo_bear & @TheJaggi .

The Listening Post

@AJListeningPost

2 years

Amid a spike in Islamophobia and hate speech, independent journalists in India uncover Hindu extremist gatherings and the truth behind a bizarre mobile app claiming to ‘sell’ prominent Muslim women. That’s our focus this week.

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2 years

No. It belongs to Indians.

The Jaipur Dialogues

@JaipurDialogues

2 years

India belongs to Hindus.

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5 years

This snippet of @mehdirhasan taking on Erik Prince has over a million views. Full interview: . (There's so much that AJE puts on the air that makes me proud to work here - this is one example. You won't see this stuff anywhere else.) Bravo @AJHeadtoHead ! 👏🏽

Head to Head

@AJHeadtoHead

5 years

When asked about a DC court’s conviction of Blackwater employees, Prince says when it comes to a ‘jury of your peers’ a DC jury “does not really compare to the rest of America”. @Mehdirhasan goes 'head to head' with Erik Prince

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4 years

In an Indian media landscape that has been deteriorating and degrading year upon year, @AltNews is a spark of light. It is the media outlet we need for these times - AltNews folks are dogged, they keep an eye on various platforms (WhatsApp/FB/TV), they are fact-based. DONATE!

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Kindly donate to @AltNews . We need your support to continue the work we are doing. Donation link:

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The screws are being tightened on journalists in Nigeria. Omoyele Sowore of @SaharaReporters & Agba Jalingo of @crossriverwatch are in jail. Others have been charged under the Cyber Crimes Act. It's an anxious time. @rgizbert and I discussed it on @AJListeningPost .

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5 years

What Pawan Jaiswal filmed was in the public interest. If we don't care for how our children are cared for - for how our most needy children are cared for - we aren't the society we claim to be. I hope there's enough attention on Jaiswal's case to get these charges dropped.

Alok Pandey

@alok_pandey

5 years

This is Pawan Jaiswal , the #Mirzapur reporter who broke the roti + salt in mid day meal story. He has been booked by @mirzapurpolice for allegedly conspiring against the @UPGovt . In this video he reiterates he reported what he saw . @IndEditorsGuild please take cognizance !

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If you’re following the #FarmersProtest , you’ve likely read about the new laws and why there is so much opposition. What you also need to know is the media side of this story. We spoke with @HartoshSinghBal @MnshaP @PunYaab and @TheJaggi . Watch link is in the thread below 👇🏾

The Listening Post

@AJListeningPost

3 years

The #FarmerProtests in India keep growing despite the government’s efforts to contain the reporting. The internet has been jammed at protest sites and adversarial journalists have been charged with sedition. And yet, the headlines are going global. That's our focus this week.

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3 years

What makes humans like this? What unholy energies do we unleash within ourselves to be this way?

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This video is a horrifying testament to what Zionism has done to Judaism.

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5 years

What the f*** is happening here?

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@RanaAyyub

5 years

Kashmir: Midnight knocks, and arrests. One of the biggest mass arrests of civilian leaders in decades carried out by India

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The simplest ideas can have the biggest impact. All @rafaelshimunov did was add images from the Iraq war to the @TheEllenShow 's non-apology video. The video and THAT image from it are still being shared. @daniel1turi , @rgizbert1 and I covered it on @AJListeningPost .

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She is 🔥. Ferocious, ceaseless, almost cleansing in her rage. @kavita_krishnan is something else. People like her drive the fight to reclaim the ideal of India. She isn't alone - there's @SaketGokhale , @harsh_mander , @free_thinker , @RanaAyyub ...and countless others.

Kavita Krishnan

@kavita_krishnan

3 years

At the Kisan Sansad (Farmers’ Parliament) I spoke about the hatemongering Hindu supremacist show yesterday at Jantar Mantar. The Modi Govt cultivates hate while it destroys farming. Rest of the speech in reply. किसान संसद में मेरा वक्तव्य का पहला हिस्सा (दूसरा रिप्लाई में)

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4 years

Last month, China expelled 3 @WSJ journalists - because of an offensively headlined piece on COVID-19. This past week, 13 other American journalists were expelled - but it wasn't all to do with COVID-19 coverage. @rgizbert1 and I spoke about this on @AJListeningPost @AJEnglish .

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Big media in India do not like being called out. So when @newslaundry points out instances of lies, sensationalism and thinly veiled hate speech on @aajtak 's airwaves, they get copyright strikes from Aaj Tak on the Newslaundry YouTube account. But Newslaundry presses on 👇🏾

newslaundry

@newslaundry

3 years

Wondering why we have been MIA from YouTube? Thank copyright strikes by Aaj Tak. Over 50 strikes and claims in the past two weeks, our official account is locked. But hey, dhulai must not stop. @MnshaP is back with the weekly wrap of #TVNewsance ! Watch:

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This man is an Indian Member of Parliament and prominent member of the BJP. His obsessive religious bigotry is unconstitutional and would have been cause for censure in an India where communal hate wasn’t the main way of doing politics. He and his ilk are a shame on India.

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For us at @AJListeningPost - no media scape has been as fascinating and as worrisome as India’s. For the past few months, @TariqNafi @rgizbert1 and I sought to understand why so much of India’s media have become so bigoted, loud and seemingly unwilling to do journalism.

The Listening Post

@AJListeningPost

2 years

India is in a dangerous moment. The voices of Hindutva - Hindu supremacy - are ascendant, spreading division and hate speech. And the effect on the lives of minorities - especially Muslims - has proven toxic, at times deadly. That’s our focus this week.

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In this first episode of @AJEnglish 's 'The India Report' with @SreenivasanJain , we feature insights from @asadowaisi @umasribharti @HartoshSinghBal . WATCH:

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4 years

Aside from all the COVID-19 news, we at @AJListeningPost are keeping an eye on media stories unrelated to the pandemic. In Pakistan last week a prominent media figure - Mir Shakilur Rahman - was arrested. It's a big deal. @rgizbert1 and I discussed the case on @AJEnglish .

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2 years

High decibel, high conflict talk shows are the mainstay of Indian news channels. On @AJListeningPost we spoke with @suhasinih @HartoshSinghBal @TweetinderKaul @free_thinker about how a TV moment sparked a foreign policy fiasco for India. Link to full episode in next tweet:

The Listening Post

@AJListeningPost

2 years

This past week, a spokesperson from India’s ruling party triggered a foreign relations nightmare with a bigoted comment on live TV. Islamophobia is rife across Indian airwaves, what makes this incident different? That’s our focus this week.

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9 months

After months of almost no mainstream journalism about unrest in the state of Manipur in India, it made headlines this week. What spurred the sudden surge of coverage and political attention? A shocking video of a crime in action. Here is an explainer on what’s happening.

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3 years

The Al Jazeera Media Network - the company that houses @AJArabic , @AJEnglish , @ajplus and other channels and platforms - has launched a new outlet, aimed at a new audience. The clue is in the name...'Rightly'. @rgizbert1 and I discussed it this week on @AJListeningPost .

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The last time the Israeli government tried it, the idea failed, but it's taking another shot at funding an organisation to push back against bad PR. So just how bad are Israel's image problems and how's this plan going to work? Here's an explainer on @AJListeningPost @AJEnglish

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3 years

A fake bomb alert was used to divert a flight to Minsk, Belarus so that a journalist could be arrested. 🤯 "Protasevich is the former editor of Nexta, the media group that covered and directed huge protests that erupted against Lukashenko last year."

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4 years

Arnab Goswami is unwell. It is unhealthy to be this way ANYWHERE - at home, in the newsroom or on screen. How toxic this is.

Manisha Pande

@MnshaP

4 years

Mumbai Police Commissioner should resign because the SC has told Maha Police to co-operate with the CBI 👏👏

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So how would Western media cover the US protests if they were elsewhere? 'Authoritarian populist leader' 'Tribal divisions' 'Brutal security forces' That's kind of how Chinese and Iran state media are reporting it. @rgizbert1 and I on @AJListeningPost @AJEnglish this week.

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Free speech for the win. "U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken told a group of American Jewish community leaders on Monday that he asked the Qatari prime minister less than two weeks ago to tone down Al Jazeera's rhetoric about the war in Gaza."

Blinken says he asked Qatari PM to rein in Al Jazeera's Israel-Hamas war coverage: sources

Al Jazeera is funded by the Qatari government.

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4 years

Goswami and his outlet @republic operate in a TV space with no meaningful regulation. Self-regulatory bodies are toothless or co-opted. Indian advertisers don't mind sponsoring divisive programming. And Indian viewers keep tuning in. It's frustrating says @MnshaP .

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Journalism in Indian-administered Kashmir has been under pressure for decades. But squeeze has been intensifying in recent years. The arrest of editor Fahad Shah has sent a shock through the media there. Here's a brief recap of what happened for @AJListeningPost .

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Three film directors have been jailed in Iran. Not for what they’ve put on screen - but over what two of them said online. A brief explainer on this week's @AJListeningPost 👇🏾

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For those who don't understand Urdu, this is a clip from a Pakistani TV drama in which the guy gets engaged and then proclaims that his fiancee has a year to lose weight or else the marriage aint happening. The series is called 'Oye Fatso'. Nice.

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Amazing what @srinivasiyc is doing. Following the - frankly astounding - blocking of @RahulGandhi ’s twitter account, Srinivas has changed his name and display pic and is serving as a proxy Rahul Gandhi account. As a response to a deeply undemocratic move, this is pretty smart

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First Rahul Gandhi ji's account, Then Congress Workers account, Then Congress Leaders account, & Now official account of @INCIndia Twitter is openly batting as a frontal organization of BJP. Are we still living in India or North Korea?

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Belarussian airspace is now a no-go zone for many airlines after the Lukashenko government hijacked a flight to get at dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. On @AJEnglish , @rgizbert1 and I spoke about this incident and how Belarus isn't the first to do something like this.

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So many reasons to watch this video. What struck me the most is how the man accosting @AudreyTruschke is able to recognise the decimation of Native Americans and the ugliness of European colonialism, but can't see how similar trends have manifested in India and Hindutva.

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Key points made by @AJEnglish Managing Director @gilest01 about Israel’s bombing of the channel’s Gaza bureau: • This isn’t just about media offices being bombed. There were homes, lives and memories in that building. (1/3)

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"We will not let this silence us and disrupt our coverage.” Giles Trendle, Managing Director @AJEnglish demands answers from #Israel after the attack on the #AlJazeera bureau in #Gaza . @OneWorldCNN @AJENews @cnni

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We talk of how people are 'othered'. How they are lumped together, dehumanised, undermined and diminished. This tweet - from a prominent Indian journalist - is just one example of how a dominant community responds to the suffering of 'othered' people - Kashmiris in this case.

GAURAV C SAWANT

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Pellet guns have a range. Stay out of the range. Stay safe. Stone pelting is not a birth right. Nor is it an acceptable democratic form of protest. If one breaks the law, one should be ready to face the full force of law enforcement agencies.

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Nearly two whole minutes of clapping. Just sustained applause and admiration for a sportsman of class.

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A legend returns. The Centre Court crowd rises for eight-time #Wimbledon champion @RogerFederer

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British media coverage of the chaos in #BorisJohnson 's government these past few days included a pig on TV, a live counter of mounting resignations and magazine covers that just didn't hold back. Here's a recap on @AJListeningPost . (Written by @elettrascrivo )

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This thread showcases but a slice of the work that investigators like @zoo_bear do in India - uncovering murderous, brazen threats from Hindu supremacists against Indians of other religions. The silence of the Indian establishment about such hate speech is telling.

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A Thread with **TRIGGER WARNING*** A three day hate speech conclave was organized by hate monger Yati Narsinghanand. At the event, multiple calls to k!ll minorities and attack their religious spaces were made. #HaridwarHateAssembly Thread 👇

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"Three of the juveniles ThePrint spoke to said not only were they detained for over a week but also thrashed during their time in the police lock-ups." Cruelty isn't a bug in the system. It IS the system. These are children.

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India's coming elections could deliver a historic third term for prime minister Modi. On @AJEnglish , we've produced a series called 'The India Report' in which @SreenivasanJain explains the factors that are at play. Episode 1 is out now. WATCH:

Hindu nationalism and India's coming elections | The India Report

The politics of Hindu nationalism have played a central role in the dramatic rise of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the elections have neared, ...

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The shame and impotence that so many sane, fair-minded Israelis must feel to see this... To see the cruelty routinely, repeatedly, relentlessly inflicted upon Palestinians in their name... To know that all their protestations and opposition makes little difference... Pain.

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This video is a horrifying testament to what Zionism has done to Judaism.

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First, there was denial. Then, defensiveness. And now China has gone on the offensive about Xinjiang. Echoing Beijing's message is a prolific group of western online influencers. @A_Osinski and I spoke with @SophieHRW @ameliapangg @MareikeOhlberg and @shelzhang about them.

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@vimoh Tamil Nadu = Rajinikanth. Kerala = Ayurvedic massages!

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Arnab Goswami is a decibel-busting, on-air bully and one of India's most watched TV news hosts. When comedian @kunalkamra88 spotted Goswami on his flight, he had some words to say. The video went viral. We at @AJListeningPost analysed the Goswami-effect on Indian TV news.

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In Egypt, female social media influencers have become targets of the state. Two TikTokers, Haneen Hossam and Mawada Al Adham have been severely sentenced on charges of violating "public morals". On @AJListeningPost , @rgizbert1 and I discuss their case and the context around it.

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When they lie, we should call it a lie. When they hate, we must point out that it’s hate. If it’s facism they are practising, we must say so. There’ll be more from @mitalisaran in our report on @AJListeningPost this week.

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“We are very much in 1930s Germany. We should be resisting this with every fibre of our being.” @mitalisaran on India, the BJP government’s media strategy and the othering of 200 million Muslims. Watch the full story on this week’s episode of The Listening Post on @AJEnglish

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In Sri Lanka, months of protests have President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s govt on the ropes. The hashtag demonstrators have rallied around says it all: #GotaGoHome . The Rajapaksas grip on power is slipping, as is their control on the media. A short explainer on @AJListeningPost .

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What a magical moment. After being neck and neck throughout all the rounds of the high jump, Qatar and Italy’s athletes were about to do a jump off to decide who would get the gold. And then Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim asked - “could there be two golds?” Watch the rest 👇🏾

Gavan Reilly

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The true essence of sportsmanship. 🇮🇹 Gianmarco Tamberi and 🇶🇦 Mutaz Barshim are approached about a high-jump tiebreaker jump-off… and agree to share the Olympic title. #Athletics #Tokyo2020

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In the media and political climate in India today, the kind of work @SreenivasanJain , his colleagues at @NDTV and others at outlets like @scroll_in @thewire_in @thecaravanindia etc do takes more than just journalistic ethics, expertise and a working conscience. It takes courage.

Sreenivasan Jain

@SreenivasanJain

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Tonight @OnReality_Check , from Umar Khalid to Yogendra Yadav, the mountain of shaky evidence on the basis of which the Delhi Police is targeting the government's critics for inciting riots.

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Twenty years ago, a free, collaborative, online encyclopedia was born. Today, it's one of the internet’s top destinations. As avid @Wikipedia users, @A_Osinski and I wanted to understand what makes the website tick. We spoke with @krmaher @SandisterTei and Shane Greenstein.

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Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Russia’s Channel One, interrupted Monday evening’s newscast with a sign saying: “Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. They’re lying to you.”

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The first series of @AJEnglish 's new show #ContextIndia hosted by @fayedsouza is focused on analysing what India went through during the second wave of Covid. The aim is bring understanding and seek accountability. You can watch episode 1 now

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How amazing if more Indian athletes aspired to having a voice like this. Chopra is responding clearly, politely and firmly to spurious, malicious and (unsurprisingly) Pakistan/Islamo-phobic spin based on a quote he gave a paper. In the India of today, this takes bravery.

Neeraj Chopra

@Neeraj_chopra1

3 years

I would request everyone to please not use me and my comments as a medium to further your vested interests and propaganda. Sports teaches us to be together and united. I'm extremely disappointed to see some of the reactions from the public on my recent comments.

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The suffering of children. Horrible to watch.

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Heartbreaking footage of Uyghur Muslim children in a Chinese orphanage crying for their parents who've been forcibly detained in one of China's concentration camps. via Spotlight Humanity.

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2020 was already grim. We really could have done without spiking India-China tensions. The info war taking place is unlike any other. Both media spaces operate very differently, but both govts are big on message control. Here's @rgizbert1 and me on @AJListeningPost @AJEnglish .

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This past week in Athens, a press conference descended into a shouting match between Dutch journalist @IBeugel and Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. A pointed question about the treatment of refugees was what set it off. @rgizbert1 and I discussed this on @AJEnglish .

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FIERCE. The spirit with which he reacts to the slogans put a smile on my face.

Md Asif Khan‏‎‎‎‎‎‎

@imMAK02

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When @asadowaisi comes for oath then suddenly MPs started sloganeering in the Parliament. He gave it back with "Jai bheem,Jai Meem, Takbeer Allah hu Akbar, Jai Hind" Savage 😍😍🤣👏👏

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So the story is that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince MBS sent a WhatsApp message to Amazon's Jeff Bezos...and hacked his phone. How you wonder? The short answer: probably Pegasus. A more detailed answer is in this thread from a report @ahm3dmadi and I did for @AJEnglish last year👇🏾

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It is SO VITAL that there is a record of this hearing. Glad that @kavita_krishnan is doing it. Do read:

Kavita Krishnan

@kavita_krishnan

4 years

Advocate Tridip Pais for @UmarKhalidJNU in Karkardooma Court just now: opposes remand, asks for remand application copy, requests medical examination report since he's in custody

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Try being brown, bearded and Palestinian. Or try being un-brown, un-bearded and Palestinian. Or just try being Palestinian. Also, calling out apartheid is in no way close to demonizing a nation. It is to look at the facts and to call the system what it is.

Sadanand Dhume

@dhume

2 years

As a brown and bearded man, I’ve spent time in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Never felt unsafe or victimized or even looked at funnily in any way. I simply don’t recognize the #Israel these activists demonize day in and day out.

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The cartoons, memes and music that defined Sri Lanka's protests earlier this year were unmistakably bold. They openly mocked the ruling Rajapaksa family. My colleague @GaiaCaramazza and I spoke to @sanjanah @inkbeauty @vasisamudradevi @RandyChrizP about Sri Lanka's protest art.

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@meenakshirv

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Where do people like Natasha Narwal and Umar Khalid (and so many others jailed for their activism) get their fortitude? Why is so much asked of them?

Suchitra Vijayan 🇵🇸

@suchitrav

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Natasha Narwal returns to Tihar Jail after her three week bail period granted the day after her father Mahavir Narwal passed away. No country should demand such courage from its people. #InquilabZindabad

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The show @brianstelter hosts on CNN is called @ReliableSources and deals with media issues. His negligible understanding of war crimes, collective punishment and the importance of respecting media in a war zone is mind blowing. The guy hosts a show about the m-e-d-i-a 🤦🏾‍♀️

Mondoweiss

@Mondoweiss

3 years

WATCH: @CNN 's Chief Media Correspondent @brianstelter make excuses for the Israeli government after it destroyed a building in Gaza housing offices of international media organizations. #GazaUnderAttack #SaveSheikhJarrah

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A fake Twitter account, an incendiary tweet, viral outrage. Over the past few days, there’s been a campaign to malign Al Jazeera in India. A fake Twitter account was a part of the effort. Boom has done a comprehensive breakdown of the scam. Take a read👇🏾

BOOM Live

@boomlive_in

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BOOM investigated the claim and found the account to be spurious with both organisations @AlJazeera @thewire_in outrightly rejecting the claim that the person behind the account was in any way connected to them. #FakeNews Read our fact-check here 👉

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I agree with Pratik. Arnab Goswami is NOT a journalist. What he and his outlet put out is NOT journalism by any definition. However, this distinction will not stop heavy-handed authorities meting out the same treatment to ACTUAL journalists if we don’t question this arrest.

Pratik Sinha

@free_thinker

3 years

Those who are claiming or suggesting that Arnab Goswami is a journalist are actively spreading misinformation.

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This 2001 picture by Annie Leibovitz cropped up on Twitter today...it deserves a trigger warning. How much terror these people unleashed.

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@meenakshirv

5 months

Gaslighting. Shameless, cruel and cynical. When Trump and his people did it, it would get called out. Only right that it should be called out in the case of Biden and his cabinet. The US has damaged the very notion of advocating for human rights during the Gaza war.

Secretary Antony Blinken

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Human rights belong to everyone. They are universal, indivisible, and interrelated. Today, as we recognize 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the U.S. reaffirms our deep commitment to protect human rights and hold human rights abusers accountable.

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"We are opposed to the usage of this term 'regional language'. For that matter, all languages in India - include Hindi - are regional languages."

PriyankaBhattacharya

@PriyankaDutt

4 years

The only clip you want to watch today

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Thank you for sharing @zoo_bear . Those who want to watch the full interview conducted by @rgizbert1 on Al Jazeera English's @AJListeningPost , you can catch it here:

An interview with Ravish Kumar | The Listening Post

India is creeping closer to a general election next year at a time that the mainstream media there is growing more and more toxic.That assessment comes from ...

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Mohammed Zubair

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Ravish kumar on Godi media. 🔥

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A real privilege of working in journalism is to be able to listen to and learn from other journalists. The annual @journalismfest in Perugia brings people from across the media world together. I'm here for the festival. If you are here too, please DM. Would love to meet.

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PARI covers the India which gets almost zero airtime and insufficient column inches. It’s the India so many of us fetishize or fantasise about. PARI’s coverage makes it real. Worth every rupee of support.

People's Archive of Rural India

@PARInetwork

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Our sincere & independent coverage of rural issues over the last five years has amplified stories of everyday Indians, prompted readers to help individuals, and even influenced policy. Help us continue to cover stories that matter by supporting our work:

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A wonderful night! #AllHailTheLockdown produced and presented by @hey_alirae with the unmatched support of @BWalks47 and @ppirak was selected as the best digital programme at the @RTS_media awards evening. Privileged to be part of the team.

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@meenakshirv

5 years

This is just classic. You have two ends of the spectrum in this one clip - defiant silence from one and sweary anger from another. Beauty.

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@meenakshirv

2 years

Fifteen years ago, the first broadcast of @AJEnglish had reports from Brazil, DR Congo, Somalia, China, Afghanistan, Jerusalem and Russia. A truly global view with an emphasis on the global south. Thanks @malonebarry for unearthing this clip of the channel's debut.

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@meenakshirv

4 years

Of all the irrelevant accusations in this tweet, “You married outside your religion” is most baffling. Yes, I know religious ‘purity’ is the cardinal element around which the entire RSS/BJP edifice is built, but is he saying even critics should adhere to this madness? 🤔

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The report on Arnab Goswami's impact on Indian media starts at 14.35 in the video. Thank you @kunalkamra88 @MnshaP @PragyaTiwari and @AdityaRajKaul for your insights. Unfortunately neither Goswami nor anyone else from @republic would speak with us.

Speaking up about the coronavirus – but at what cost? | The Listening...

On The Listening Post this week: For a moment, China saw public anger and real news reporting about the coronavirus go uncensored. How come? Plus, the sound ...

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@meenakshirv

3 years

Uttar Pradesh’s intimidation of journalists is shocking - not just in its frequency but in how blatant it is.

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@ndtv

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Uttar Pradesh | Three journalists booked for story on ‘inadequately dressed school children doing yoga in biting cold’ at a government function. Government denies version of journalists.

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TikTok is getting a beating in the United States. The story is complex - there's geopolitics, data security concerns, double standards... @elettrascrivo and I put together a primer for @AJListeningPost . If you want to know more, then there's a useful link in the next tweet.

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It’s a point of real pride that @AJEnglish is where you can see and hear a genuinely diverse range of intellects, faces and voices. Newest to our air is the inimitable @marclamonthill hosting @AJUpFront . Watch the first episode of the new season👇🏾

Should Israel be investigated for possible war crimes? | UpFront

In this episode of UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill asks Israel’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, why Israel should be exempt from an Internat...

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In the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, journalists are routinely harassed and hounded by authorities. We spoke with @Vijayvineet1 and @nehadixit123 about the pressures they've faced personally and the experience they've seen their colleagues go through.

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It's week 3 of #ContextIndia with @fayedsouza on @AJEnglish . Weeks 1 and 2 dealt with the govt and economy through the pandemic. This week, we look at the media. You'll hear from @MnshaP @govindethiraj @BJPBhaskarGhosh , @svaradarajan & @TheJaggi . ▶️

COVID and Indian media's credibility crisis | Context India

When COVID-19 hit India, it tested all of the country’s institutions, exposing deep flaws in some sectors - especially the vast media sphere. That is the foc...

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@meenakshirv

3 years

What this man is going through is an absolute, unmitigated nightmare.

काश/if Kakvi

@KashifKakvi

3 years

#UpdateMunawarFaruqui : UP to take custody of Comedian Faruqui likely by Tuesday in connection with a case filed in #Prayagraj in May 2020 for insulting Hindu deities & #Amit Shah. UP Court issued 'production warrant' to Indore Central Jail, where he has been kept. @newsclickin

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I don’t know what’s worse - that India’s politicians are so base and unsubtle or that so many in the voter base actually respond to this inane stuff.

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@ndtv

2 years

Watch: Need Lakshmi, Ganesh Photos On Currency, Says Arvind Kejriwal

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Algorithms have revolutionised how systems run all around us. They've had a huge impact on our lives. If you want to understand that impact, then do check out this series by @hey_alirae 👇🏽

Mohammed Haddad

@haddadme

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Al Jazeera has produced a five part video series that explores the impact algorithms have on our everyday lives. #AllHailTheAlgorithm Definitely worth a watch:

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, boss of the mercenary group Wagner - whose militias have been accused of grotesque violence in Ukraine - says Russian state media have been warned not to report on him. @TariqNafi and I produced this brief explainer about the Kremlin's struggle with Prigozhin.

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@meenakshirv

4 years

This thread has the most pointed and relevant commentary on this bizarre parade of shirtless six/eight-packed Egyptian men. It's a must read 👇🏾

Mona Eltahawy

@monaeltahawy

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The more they undress, the more #Egyptian men are celebrated for virility, masculinity, strength. These are students of the Police Academy on display on Thursday for our fascist dictator Sisi, whose regime has been arresting women for dancing and singing, fully clothed, on TikTok

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The BBC in the UK faces a set of complex conundrums - funding concerns, accusations of editorial bias and political pressure. This @AJListeningPost film by @phillipsflo and @danielfturi covers it all (and it just won two @tellyawards !) Watch it! 👁️👁️

Battle for the BBC | The Listening Post

Within weeks of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sweeping election victory last December, his aides were warning of a plan to “whack” the UK’s public broadc...

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@meenakshirv

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Nobody is surprised that Yoweri @KagutaMuseveni is president of Uganda...for the sixth time. On @AJListeningPost , @rgizbert1 and I talked about the pressure on his leading opponent @HEBobiwine , the crackdown on the media and the internet blackout in the days before the vote.

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Covering a celebrity's death can be fraught. Reporters get more pressure to "consider feelings" than they would for other stories. But @feliciasonmez stuck by her tweet about rape allegations against the late Kobe Bryant. @rgizbert1 and I discussed it on @AJListeningPost .

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