Karan Thapar’s new book, Devil’s Advocate, has got people talking once again about access journalism, New Delhi’s close-knit Lutyens’ circle and the importance of protecting a source. In this interview, Madhu Trehan addresses a host of these issues. About being a Lutyens’ journalist, he responds, "Falling into the Lutyens' category means you are not desi and ganwar and I don't wish to be ganwar in any sense of the term." Thapar has devoted a full chapter on his attempts to uncover the BJP's boycott and refusal to appear on his programme. Madhu reads an article by Thapar where he exposes Narendra Modi as a source and writes of him, "The man I discovered last week is a mere creature - of prejudice, of petty vengeance, of double standards and forked-tongue utterances. The first Mr Modi deserved to be chief minister. The second deserves to be sacked."<br /><br />Madhu also asks about the ethics of quoting Pavan Verma without his permission and betraying Sambit Patra who was trying to help him. Thapar also leaked a story to a newspaper about Amitabh Bachchan after his boss demanded he remove that section from the recorded interview. Watch what he has to say. <br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/
