In this week’s #NLHafta, the in-house panel featuring Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Raman Kripal is joined by Mayank Shekhar, a film critic and recipient of the ‘Ramnath Goenka Award.<br /><br />The discussion begins with the problematic coverage of #SushantSinghRajput’s death and how it has now transformed into a political issue. Mayank says, “It’s a toxic mix of everything that is wrong with the country — the state of politics, and news media.” “ Whatsapp messages are now taken seriously on news channels”.<br /><br />Raman is of the view that the #EnforcementDirectorate’s involvement in the entire affair confirms that the case has become political. Manisha thinks this will last till the Bihar elections.<br /><br />Tune in to the podcast: newslaundry.com/nl-hafta<br /><br />-----<br />Content:<br /><br />00:00 - Introduction, Headlines and Announcements<br /><br />09:23 - Media coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput's death and Bollywood's silence<br /><br />30:58 - Subscriber letters<br /><br />43:42 - On media coverage of Ayodhya's Mandir Bhoomi Pujan and India's shifting political climate<br /><br />01:17:34 - Subscriber letters<br /><br />01:26:22 - Prashant Bhushan and contempt of court in the Supreme Court<br /><br />01:32:38 - Announcements and Recommendations<br /><br />Sign up for our all-new media newsletter: https://bit.ly/StopPressNewsletter<br /><br />Support independent media and subscribe to Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree<br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
