Tag: media

Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia

NB: The elephant in the drawing room: the criminalisation of the state, all over the world. DS Why do highly trained police officers embrace a life of crime?… The killing of councillor Marielle Franco has inspired a generation of journalists to probe the city’s dangerous underworld… “There is no separating crime, police and politics.” Tom… Read More Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia

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The WhatsApp Mafia | Dhruv Rathee

In this video, we explore how “WhatsApp University” influences unwavering loyalty among some citizens towards political leaders, despite personal hardships or evident issues like inflation and misinformation. A poignant discussion on the pervasive impact of misinformation spread through WhatsApp. The video highlights the complex interplay of media, personal belief systems, and political loyalty, encouraging a… Read More The WhatsApp Mafia | Dhruv Rathee

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Scoop: Assam Rifles blames Manipur CM

http://www.reporters-collective.in For the past 11 months, Manipur has been locked in an ethnic conflict. The conflict that has killed more than 219 people, injured 1,100 and displaced 60,000 is frequently oversimplified as a struggle between the Hindu Meitei and Christian Kuki-Zo communities, mirroring the religious polarisation seen in communal conflicts and assaults on religious minorities… Read More Scoop: Assam Rifles blames Manipur CM

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Where Are the ‘Don Quixotes’ of Indian Academia?

NB: Anyone concerned about the intellectual health of their country should recall what Mao’s regime did to China’s academic life under the so-called Cultural Revolution in the late 1960’s. This was Mao Zedong’s motivated assault on academics, intellectuals and on his critics in the Communist Party leadership. Professor Frank Dikotter’s research study of this momentous… Read More Where Are the ‘Don Quixotes’ of Indian Academia?

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Art of extracting money from loss-making firms, and more electoral bond stories

http://www.reporters-collective.in Check out Electoral Bonds Tracker page On Thursday, as SBI reluctantly parted with unique codes that link electoral bond donors to its recipients, it laid bare the secret give-and-take relationship between the corporate world and the political parties. The Reporters’ Collective bushwhacked through hundreds of corporate documents to make sense of the donations. Though officially… Read More Art of extracting money from loss-making firms, and more electoral bond stories

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Arun Kumar: Articles and talks on poverty, farmers, the budget and electoral bonds

Dear Friends, I am posting links to select recent articles, discussions and interviews. Discussion in Hindi on the Electoral Bonds Issue. HindiSatya.com on March 16. https://www.youtube.com/live/aXZXvim0OpM?si=RF4rNTKXPJfoAijt Discussion on Electoral Bonds and Why SBI wanted to delay giving the data. TV6 https://www.youtube.com/live/of4mjNS58DE?si=xsmc9On0RBGJqQ6G How Robust is India’s Growth. The Leaflet. March 5 https://theleaflet.in/gdp-data-for-q3-2023-24-the-mystery-of-a-robust-growth/ Nehru’s Contribution to Indian Economic Development. Outlook March 4 https://www.outlookindia.com/national/economic-modernist-to-populist-personalism-how-india-developed-post-independence… Read More Arun Kumar: Articles and talks on poverty, farmers, the budget and electoral bonds

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Ravish Kumar: अरुण गोयल का चुनाव आयोग से इस्तीफ़ा | Arun Goel resigns from the Election Commission

बीजेपी का संपर्कवाद संविधानवाद पर हावी हो गया है। विपक्ष में परिवारवाद और बीजेपी का संपर्कवाद। आप देख नहीं पा रहे हैं लेकिन आपकी नाक के नीचे संस्थाओं के घाव का मवाद सड़कों पर बहने लगा है। अरुण गोयल का चुनाव आयोग से इस्तीफ़ा | Arun Goel resigns from the EC NB: A theme that… Read More Ravish Kumar: अरुण गोयल का चुनाव आयोग से इस्तीफ़ा | Arun Goel resigns from the Election Commission

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Fill the Streets of Israel and Make It Known: Netanyahu Must Go

GAZA casualties live statistics Haaretz Editorial Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for the greatest disaster to befall Israel since its establishment. Five months have passed since October 7, but Netanyahu and his partners still haven’t seen fit to accept responsibility. Quite the contrary. He and his government have used the time since then to… Read More Fill the Streets of Israel and Make It Known: Netanyahu Must Go

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SBI limps before Supreme Court, but bolts for gov’t when asked to get electoral bond data

http://www.reporters-collective.in deep-dive journalism. in many languages and formats. without fear. The State Bank of India (SBI) is dragging its feet in providing details of those who played secret santas to political parties and gifted electoral bonds. But what makes its limp a suspect is that the bank had displayed stunning agility in fulfilling similar government… Read More SBI limps before Supreme Court, but bolts for gov’t when asked to get electoral bond data

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