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Ranjona Banerji: Debauchery UnLtd on News TV Posted on 10 Jan,2014 | under BLOGS Watching Arnab Goswami and Rahul Kanwal makes Ranjona Banerji feel for the star anchors. What they really want is a platform where they can share their opinions with the world, she writes. Instead, they’re stuck in a format where they have to ask other people for their opinions

Ranjona Banerji: Knives out for AAP & Kejriwal as media tries to be judge, jury & executioner Posted on 07 Jan,2014 | under BLOGS The problem is the positioning of the Headlines Today sting as a failure of a nine-day-old government and the insinuation that the new party has already fallen apart on its promises, notes Ranjona Banerji

The Year in News Media Posted on 30 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS The internet has busted everyone and there is no protection for journalists any more, as public pressure makes cover-ups difficult, writes Ranjona Banerji.

Ranjona Banerji: Patriotism rules in US media in Khobragade case Posted on 24 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS One can’t really expect cynicism against their own government from the American media which made “embedded journalism” into an accepted form of the profession, writes Ranjona Banerji

Reviewing the Reviews: Mostly two, some three stars for Dhoom: 3 Posted on 23 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS Most reviewers were disappointed by the lifting of ideas and scenes in a big film like Dhoom: 3, notes Deepa Gahlot

Ranjona Banerji: Ground keeps shifting on Devyani Khobragade case Posted on 20 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS We have this bizarre tendency to accrue to ourselves credit for any action or achievement of a person of Indian origin, even if those achievements have nothing to do with India, rues Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Cagey media and the curious case of the Aston Martin accident Posted on 17 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS Television, which makes epics out of gossip, just about blanked the story out. There are allegations that some newspapers have taken critical stories off their websites, notes Ranjona Banerji

Down with Meenakshi Lekhi! Posted on 13 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS The BJP rep’s accusation that Arnab Goswami has taken money from lobbies in a discussion on Sec 377 is unacceptable, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Tweedledum, Tweedledee, Twitterdom Posted on 10 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS Ranjona Banerji’s found Rajya Sabha TV the best for election results given its latest figures and the studio being filled with journalists and analysts, not politicians and the discussions were robust but polite and interesting.

Reviewing the Reviews: Ratings ranged from 0 to 2 for R…Rajkumar Posted on 09 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS R…Rajkumar is the kind of masala film that opens well (according to trade experts), sometimes does great business, but has critics curling up their noses in disgust, notes Deepa Gahlot

Ranjona Banerji: How disagreement with Arnab is a crime Posted on 06 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS It is almost impossible for anyone on Arnab Goswami’s guest list to have an opinion that is not the same as his. This is a crime almost punishable in the court of popular opinion if not under the Indian Penal Code, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: When journalists turn media barons Posted on 03 Dec,2013 | under BLOGS Caravan magazine’s long and detailed story into the running of Network18 talks of how founder Raghav Bahl has tilted to the political right, writes Ranjona Banerji