Category: Media Related

Was this a cover-up or blind omission? [ must read ]

This is another (truly shocking) example of a “blind” media… I first read about this shortly after RC put it on his blog last December, “A statue story from the south”  (must read) As he wrote...

Of freedom fighters and naxals…

Came across two separate posts recently that share one thing in common – both were stories that were largely missed by mainstream media…and that is probably the single most important reason why they deserve wider publicity. Remembering...

The inconvenient truth behind Samjhauta blasts…

When I first read the reports of the bomb blasts on Samjhauta Express, I had a sneaking suspicion that they were targeted more against Hindus and Indians than anyone else. This recent article by B...

The “truth” behind BBC’s “Objectivity”

By the way, Apollo has this great post re. the BBC’s objectivity: “BBC’s “Objectivity Checklist” Goes Right Through the Window” (or how one man’s militant is another’s terrorist etc)  Good read.

“An Ignored Manifesto” – Excerpts

Diana West, the widely read Washington Post columnist wrote this essay early last year but it continues to be relevant, current and highly readable…. Excerpts: “Last month, 12 mainly European-based, mainly Muslim or ex-Muslim...