Can comedy and satire be tools of social change? How does this ecosystem interact with a large democracy like ours? When the perception of what is offensive changes from person to person, how do we define an ‘offence’? Are Indians too easily offended? To discuss these themes, Roli Pulse, in association with Newslaundry, brings together comedians Vi…

In this age of the internet, there’s little that doesn’t go viral, including the news. But there’s some confusion as to what is meant by ‘viral news’ and what constitutes ‘viral content’. More to the point, is there a difference between ‘news’ and ‘content’? Or are they synonymous? To discuss the finer points of this question, Roli Pulse, in associ…

On the Global Press Freedom Index, India ranks 142 out of 180 countries. To make sense of why a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy fares so abysmally on press freedom, it’s imperative to locate and speak about the different pressures that journalists are under. To this end, Roli Pulse, in association with Newslaundry,…

To sink or to float is the question. In India, as elsewhere, the internet revolution has compelled newspapers and magazines to transition to digital. The transition has been slow, however, and most newspapers and magazines are still primarily in the print space. Will the pandemic hasten it? To discuss this, Roli Pulse, in association with Newslaund…

Following up on our last podcast, ‘Is TV News Dead?’, we bring together another panel to debate the other aspect of the topic, ‘Television News: Relevance and Credibility in Today’s India’. Abhinandan Sekhri, co-founder of Newslaundry, is joined by Nidhi Razdan, former executive editor of NDTV, and Saahil Menghani, news reporter and anchor.…

Indian television news has acquired an unsavory reputation over the past few years owing to the bombastic anchors and their prime-time rants peddling bigotry. Now, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as advertising revenues, the chief source of income for mainstream media, dwindle, can TV news survive in its current form? To discuss this and much…

If the Congress fails to do well in these elections, the future of Rahul Gandhi will be in a lot of trouble. Why? Do listen.Abhinandan Mishra による

In this podcast we discuss what are the challenges that the BJP is facing as it tries to regain power in general election 2019.Abhinandan Mishra による

In this podcast I talk about how the BJP managed to reverse the negative perception that it was facing in the run up to the 2019 election.Abhinandan Mishra による