Harini Calamur's Writings
I wrote this piece on media polarisation and the role that anchors play, and why trust in the media is at an all time low, for the FPJ In the last two years, since the lockdown began, most of us have become…
This appeared in the FPJ Last year, when things were somewhat normal, and people went to see comedy shows, comedian Agrima Joshua, during a live show, Â cracked a joke about the Shivaji statue that is to be installed in the middle of…
I write for CNBC TV18, on why some floods are more important than other floods. It seems to be the season of floods. Last week the National Emergency Response Centre (NERC), released figures on the natural disasters in the monsoons so far. …
Cobra Post Media for Sale sting brought up some interesting, and entertaining videos. I am sure anyone who began watching it, saw it through with fascination. And, while many may outrage about the lack of ethics in the media, and others may…
For most of us who have worked in the media, and then chosen to leave MSM, the sting by CobraPost was not a major surprise. What was surprising was the extent of the rot. What was considered to be professional/legal lapses by…
My column in the DNA, earlier this week The Times of India’s stand is pretty much the same as that of khap panchayats – she was wearing revealing clothes, therefore she asked for it Last week, the Times of India, that claims…
There has been a fair amount of traffic on my twitter TL on an article that was taken down in the DNA . People have, rightly, asked for an explanation. Fact checking, misrepresentation of facts etc all good excuses/explanation to give when…
Times of India has linked back to this blog. in a section called ‘women molested’ *face palm* and, it links back to this page on the ToI Website IÂ must appreciate the Time’s of India’s ability to get all searchers…
Wikileaks is in the news again. Last Week, Julian Assange threw a hissy fit, and made all the remaining files available freely via his site. Unlike the last time, the cables ‘outed’ this time did not censor the information to hide the…
Over 10 days after the story broke in the Open Magazine & Outlook, the rest of the media seems to have gotten into the act of covering the #Radiatapes – especially the ethics of journalists on the tapes. NDTV went first yesterday…