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Scribe View March 19, 2019

Army may be sacred, government is not: National interest is a subset of public interest

Last weekend I had a fascinating trip to Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu–okay, make it Tiruchy or Trichy. I was invited by students of the National…

Scribe View March 12, 2019

In an attention-scarce world, these four Ms can help you define and refine communication

There is a journalist in each of us. Every time we gather a bit of information and share it with others with a sense of…

Scribe View March 5, 2019

News anchors sell Popcorn Patriotism! It is time to call the bluff on the consumerisation of conflict

After Indian Air Force Mirage fighter jets dropped 2000 kg of ammunition in a forested stretch of Pakistani territory at Balakot, both India and Pakistan…

Scribe View February 26, 2019

Fact-checking is passé – Real journalism needs a revolutionary rescue act

Has the bird flown the coop? Has that old Hindi proverb, Ab pachtaye kya kare jab chidiya chug gayi khet (What is the point in…

Scribe View February 19, 2019

Coverage of CAG report on Rafale highlights the importance of interpretative journalism

What is a journalist supposed to do when there are conflicting claims on a public document? You could see a good case study last week…

Scribe View February 12, 2019

Baron vs Baron: Bezos-Pecker spat is an engaging puzzle on the true nature of journalism and press freedom

What happens when one media baron — incidentally the world’s wealthiest man — takes on another media baron, supposedly aligned with arguably the most powerful…

Scribe View February 5, 2019

Digital journalism wanes in the West but ‘indie’ journalism is hot in India!

I don’t fancy working on Sundays but this week was special. As a jury member of journalism awards instituted by the alumni association of the…

Scribe View January 29, 2019

Chanda Kochhar case raises hard questions on naming and shaming

One big question that came to my mind last week after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named Chanda Kocchar, the former CEO of ICICI…

Scribe View January 22, 2019

As journalism negotiates a new era, confused may be a good state to be

What exactly is happening to journalism? It is a broad, profound question I ask myself often these days because what we thought was journalism is…

Scribe View January 15, 2019

Political movies that raise incidental questions on art, propaganda, spin doctors and media advisors

I faced a challenging question last weekend on Facebook when someone remarked that ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ and ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ two Bollywood movies…