Our Man in the Studio
As the head of the enormously popular India TV, sharing close friendships with politicians including Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley, and with crores of rupees invested in his channel by companies associated with the corporate moguls Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, Rajat Sharma wields unequalled influence in Indian television news today. But, Atul Dev and Praveen Donthi investigate, Sharma’s journalism has been warped by his proximity to power, and question marks hang over his channel’s finances.
Also in this issue:
How Peter Mukerjea crashed out of the television industry; The murder of Rajdeo Ranjan and the sordid reality of small-town journalism in India; A reporter’s memoir of her struggle against cancer; How the Pakistani media sees Narendra Modi; How the Indian media sees Nawaz Sharif
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