This week, we provide a point-by-point rebuttal of the legal notices sent to Newslaundry by #SakalTimes, which is owned by the Pawar family, and #TimesNow, run by the Jain family. In the process, we imagine what the scenes might have been like in the offices of their lawyers when these notices were drafted. <br /><br />We explain why #TVnews in India today is little more than reality television, and why we think “karare chane seller” is an apt description for Times Now editor Rahul Shivshankar.<br /><br />Also this week, we see union minister Piyush Goyal go speechless when he is called out for his lies by a very unlikely questioner – Navika Kumar of Times Now. And we cringe as Rohit Sardana of Aaj Tak switches to his default mode – spewing bigotry. <br /><br />Correction: The Zee television channels that benefitted by exploiting Doordarshan’s DTH service without paying a dime to the state broadcaster fall under Zee Media Corporation Ltd and not Zee News as a graphic in this video mistakenly suggested. The error is rectified. We regret the oversight.<br /><br />Reading list: <br /><br />‘They wanted to get rid of us’: Over 50 people laid off as Sakal Times closes down<br />https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/06/11/they-wanted-to-get-rid-of-us-over-50-people-laid-off-as-sakal-times-closes-down<br /><br />‘The future is very bleak’: Sakal Times staffers say they have been sacked in violation of Maharashtra order<br />https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/27/the-future-is-very-bleak-sakal-times-staffers-say-they-have-been-sacked-in-violation-of-maharashtra-order<br /><br />How the Pawar’s Sakal Media and Pune police have been harassing Newslaundry reporter<br />https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/11/03/how-the-pawars-sakal-media-and-pune-police-have-been-harassing-newslaundry-reporter<br /><br />How Republic TV and Zee Media ‘illegally’ reached millions of viewers<br />https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/12/11/how-republic-tv-and-zee-group-illegally-reached-millions-of-viewers<br /><br />***<br />If you like what we do, don’t forget to subscribe to Newslaundry. Make a one-time payment and power our work. It keeps us going. Seriously! <br /><br /><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
