RANJONA BANERJI

Ranjona Banerji: And now the Economist writes on the PM Posted on 24 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW The Economist is only the latest in a long line of international publications which have started to look at India aghast, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Will the TOI-Bhaskar fake alert system work? Posted on 21 Jan,2020 | under MEDIA The rate at which fake news is spread across the world, it needs eternal vigilance, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: No laughing matter Posted on 17 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW No matter how you try and spin it, India’s current miserable condition is like a massive feast for hungry journalists, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Sting appeal! Posted on 14 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW Twitter and fellow anchors from rival channels and some journalists were thrilled with India Today TV for attempting journalism and were most gracious with their compliments, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Mainstream Media = Government Stooge? Posted on 10 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW In these almost-fascist times, the mainstream media reports on what is happening but disguises its own work at the same time, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Price of Riding a Tiger: Bloody and Harsh Posted on 07 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW The media has remained, largely, an enabler of the BJP and its governments, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Is there a fear of the knock? Posted on 03 Jan,2020 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW The media response though is to print, upload, broadcast, telecast these government claims with no questions attached and then later get someone else to ask the questions, writes Ranjona Banerji

2019 saw Complete Polarisation of Indian Society Posted on 31 Dec,2019 | under MEDIA While individual journalists showed remarkable courage across platforms and owners, the worst slip-sliding sycophancy came from the big names, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Are we moving away from being fascist enablers yet? Posted on 27 Dec,2019 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW “Are there changes from within the media? Have enough people woken up? Those who don’t will find themselves on the wrong side of history. No matter how much you beat the “objectivity” drum, equating police brutality and murder with compassion for a burnt bus just makes you a fascist sympathiser,” writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Will the BJP-loyal media now relook at the greatness of the Modi government? Posted on 24 Dec,2019 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW If Saamna is always referred to as a Shiv Sena mouthpiece, then Republic TV & Co are clear BJP mouthpieces, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: So how did our journalists fare with the coverage of the protests? Posted on 20 Dec,2019 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW Those who have given in to cynicism or to craven cowardice or fear, those journalists were counted and found lacking, writes Ranjona Banerji

Ranjona Banerji: Time for fake ‘neutrality’ is over Posted on 17 Dec,2019 | under MxM JOURNALISM REVIEW If you are on the side of the oppressor, you have no moral right to claim “objectivity”, writes Ranjona Banerji