Harini Calamur's Writings
“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”— A.J. Liebling Today, that freedom belongs not to journalists, but to billionaires. In the past, owning a press meant printing influence. Today, owning a platform means owning perception. Elon Musk…
This year, as the rich and powerful, the famous and influential, gather at Davos, the world seems in an even more precarious position than ever before. If last year saw the war in Europe – as Russia invaded Ukraine – this year…
This appeared in FPJ in early December On October 11th, CNN journalist Sara Sidner sent waves of horror and shock across the world, when she reported that 40 Israeli babies were beheaded by Hamas. A few days earlier, on October 7th Hamas…
This appeared in the FPJ in March 2023 Creative Fakes Last week the world smiled affectionately at pictures of two former heads of states meeting for a stroll at the beach, and having a relaxed day out. Pictures of President Barack Obama,…
Indian MSM seems to have a propensity towards carrying fake news. It is almost like all their editorial filters are fogged up by social media. I write for FPJ About 10 days ago, there was a sudden flurry of activity on social…
We are prone to fake news. Even the most suspicious and paranoid among us. I write about this in FPJ. Last week, French Scientist Étienne Klein posted a photograph on twitter, that made most gasp in awe and wonder. It was a…
The news business models are broken. What remains are platforms that are trying to create strife to keep people watching. I write in the FPJ on this phenomenon Towards the end of May, on a televised live debate on a leading news…
I write about disinformation that permeates Ukraine Russia war reportage, for the FPJ Among the more tragic, yet uplifting, stories to come out of the Ukraine War, was the one on the soldiers of Snake Island. Carried by major, reputed, Western news…
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 on the 13th of December Last week, Maria Ressa, from Phillipines, and Dmitry Muratov, from Russia, accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Nobel committee said “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a…