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    Home / Archives for February 2018 / Page 2

    Month: February 2018

    Politics

    Copy-paste journalism: ‘Chinese’ has not been declared an official language of Pakistan

    Arjun Sidharth22nd February 2018

    On February 19, news reports emerged that Pakistan has declared Mandarin as one of its official languages. This information was first put out by the Pakistani news channel Abb Takk…

    PoliticsReligionSociety

    Baba Ramdev’s biopic comes under attack on social media

    Arjun Sidharth20th February 201822nd February 2018

    Baba Ramdev unwittingly seems to have become the target of ire on social media. The Yoga guru’s biopic, which has launched on February 11 became a talking point after the…

    Politics

    National Herald Twitter polls on PNB Scam backfire

    Alt News Desk17th February 2018

    Twitter polls are a double edged sword. National Herald is learning it the hard way after two of it’s polls on PNB scam backfired. After the news of USD 1.77 billion Punjab…

    Politics

    Viral: Fake quote about Gandhi and Congress attributed to Nana Patekar

    Arjun Sidharth15th February 2018

    “Chhipkali raat ko kide makode khakar subah hote hi gandhi ke tasveer ke pichhe chhup jati hai, theek yahi kaam Congress karti aayi hai” (Lizards after eating ants all night…

    Politics

    Aaj Tak’s attempt at whitewashing a fake quote broadcasted on its show

    Arjun Sidharth15th February 2018

    What ought to be expected from the ‘gold standard of credible journalism’ when a goof-up happens on-air? Most definitely a retraction and perhaps an apology. How about a cover up?…

    Politics

    Gold standard of credible journalism? Aaj Tak falls for a parody account

    Arjun Sidharth14th February 201815th February 2018

    On 14 Feb, 2018, senior anchor at Aaj Tak Anjana Om Kashyap began her programme Halla Bol by saying, “Yeh aaj ki sadi ka Hindustan hai, ek 18 saal ki…

    Politics

    Gold plated journalism: India Today and fake news

    Arjun Sidharth14th February 201814th February 2018

    India Today has responded to reports that one of its editors’ contract was terminated allegedly after she refused to delete a tweet. Angshukanta Chakravorty, Editor with DailyO was allegedly asked…

    Politics

    Ministry of External Affairs shares news about use of Saudi Arabian airspace that is denied by Saudi

    Sam Jawed14th February 2018

    “Riyadh allows Air India to use space for Israel flights”. The official Facebook page of Ministry of External Affairs shared this news quoting Israeli daily Haaretz as its source. The…

    Politics

    Priya Prakash Varrier – Dozens of fake social media profiles mushroom overnight

    Arjun Sidharth13th February 2018

    She became an overnight sensation after she put up a teaser of her upcoming movie through her Instagram account. Priya Prakash Varrier is the toast of social media after the…

    Politics

    Old video from Kerala circulates as Muslim assault on Hindus

    Arjun Sidharth13th February 2018

    A video is being circulated on social media claiming that it is from Kerala. The text accompanying the video says ‘In Mallapuram district of Kerala, Muslim youths throw stones on…

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