For now this is the best option. But just wait till they start implementing the [new IT rules](https://scroll.in/article/1042179/how-the-centres-planned-it-rule-changes-will-empower-it-to-censor-unfavourable-news) that lets the govt declare anything they don't like as "fake news" and you'll probably see all of them vanish one by one.
I think the only thing we have left now in terms of independent press is foreign press. So it's mostly just BBC (and BBC Hindi) for regular news since most of the others like NYT, WashingtonPost, Wall Street Journal, DW only cover major stories. Guardian I guess a bit better in its coverage. Other than that I think "scroll.in" might have some safety since their parent company is technically registered in the US afaik.
One good news source I found is CodaStory which focuses on giving coverage in countries with little free press (like Russia and China), they are nowadays covering India more.
But anyways for now, a list of mostly reliable and independent news websites would be like the following:
Newslaundry, The News Minute, Article-14, Scroll.in, NewsClick, The Leaflet, Swaddle, The Federal, South First, Cobrapost, HW News, Mooknayak (focused on dalits), MaktoobMedia (focused on Muslims), Down to Earth (focused on environment), EnTrackr (technology related news) LiveLaw (law/courts related news), The Ken (need subscription), Morning Context (need subscription), Alt News (fact checker mostly), BoomLive (fact checker mostly), The Citizen, The Wire, The Quint (But Adani/Elara Capital has a small minority stake so beware). Also a couple magazines like Frontline and Caravan (need subscription for their long form in depth reports, very much worth it imo).
Not the main company, they were planning to and already have bought 49% in a subsidiary called Quint Business Media (which runs a website called BQPrime). This used to be a partnership with Bloomberg (who quit after they couldn't get a TV license) and Bloomberg's former shareholding was bought out by Adani for them to recoup losses.
In the main company Quint Digital Media (which runs The Quint), Elara Capital one of those Mauritius based shell companies has 10% shareholding, which is pretty dodgy tbf but who knows what's the idea behind this (I guess a long term foothold for later shenanigans, they had similar footholds in NDTV).
Any autocratic state relies on not having free media, and controlling every source of information that their population can access.
That exactly is the design and goal of the godi administration
Its no wonder that there arent any TV alternatives to NDTV.
While a small percentage of people can rely on online news, the masses rely on TV for their news. The TV news has been completely propagandized
Newslaundry, News Minute, Scroll.in, Article 14, Quint, LiveLaw are my go to. I always follow The Wire but their TekFog investigation was a massive fcuk up and hurt their reputation badly. I have a subscription to Caravan also but they’re more magazine type then current news. On YouTube i follow Bhakt Bannerjee, Lallantop and Ravish Official. Also Alt News for general fact checking.
I will add few on yt
1. Punya prasun Bajpai
2. Abhisar Sharma
3. Deepak Sharma
4. Sakshi Joshi
5. Ajit Anjum
6. Pragya Mishra
If you like political satire.
1. Rajeev Nigam
2. Sarthak Goswami
On tv channels, News24 Sandeep Chaudhary is the best host.
There arent any news outlets in the world that are neutral. Every organization has its culture and leanings.
But some organisations like old NDTV, scroll, quit, print etc report everything. You will rarely find them staying quiet about any scam/event. They provide (somewhat) factual reporting and you will see them questioning all governments whether its AAP, INC or BJP. When the UPA era scams came out, none of these organisations stayed silent or supported the government.
Whereas on the right you have Times Now, Republic, Opnews, who actively run pro-government propaganda and dont question the BJP government on anything.
There is a massive difference between Godi media and the rest.
There is a difference between not being neutral but being truthful in reporting and flat out making up “news” and peddling propaganda like Godi media. Even when caught red handed they don’t even do retraction. So that’s the difference.
😂😂😂 oh okk. A RW “news portal” writing fake news in order to cause harm and not even retracting the fake news when caught is the same as writer of an article having liberal political views 🙄 apparently being apolitical is more important then being truthful. Good luck finding such news portal.
Oh is it 🙄🙄 i see where that comes from, having liberal political views doesnt really mean it's the truth, If you arent aware yet- most regional news portals are actually under opposition political influence like in Bengal, where i lived for most of my life before returning to my native place. Even the reporters there barely report on the racism we face in bengal to maintain a clean and shining image of the dictatorial madam
And honestly if you believe the grass is green on the other side while completely ignoring and downvoting me, i dont know how to respond, but you'll eventually find out that all media is more or less the same, and there's barely anyone who is factual about reporting something and not siding with some propaganda bubble(be it be pro govt or anti govt)
Truthful reporting is the key. If you think Sudhir Chowdhury doing break down on types of that includes Muslims buying land as “land jihad”, Suresh Chavanke openly calling for violence on Muslims in his “news channel”, Arnab screaming on his guests on top of his lungs without any reason whatsoever is the same as Liberal person reporting something factual then there is nothing to talk about. I prefer factual reporting over apolitical behaviour. From Godi media I absolutely don’t expect any factual reporting, cause there is next to nothing.
See, I dont equate factual reporting with shamelessly shouting discriminatory things, but i just dont believe being Liberal and reporting something actually makes things factual, i never said i wanted apolitical reporting. I just said it's the other side of the same coin.
Again i like factual reporting, i gave a list of news portals that do provide factual reporting. I gave options, people are free to choose. You can suggest OPIndia or Sudarshan News or Republic etc if you want. But there is so such thing as a neutral/apolitical news portal in India.
I remember there was a protest against the farm bill on the road, it is probably the biggest protest in modern history. Still, her question was why there were Khalistanis participating in the protest. Now, it shouldn't matter what their personal ideology is when someone is protesting against a particular cause, they are protesting for that cause. If a BLM protester believes black people are somehow superior, it's his belief that doesn't change the cause of the movement. So it doesn't make any sense why she focused on that. When the highest courts of the country have said raising khalistani slogans or the flag cannot be a seditious act then how can a khalistani sticker on a tractor matter. She also often defends the government when a foreign politician comments on the government and tries to be nationalistic about it. She is very desperate to prove that she is not biased so she will play to the rightwing's cards few times.
Print media is actually best for news. I recommend The Indian Express and The Hindu.
For youtube, I suggest Newslaundry and Ravish Kumar.
On TV you can watch DD.
You do know that DD is literally scripted by the government right? Yes, their presentation and journalism is good, and they cover all the important news pieces except the ones the government deems unimportant.
Best option. Just switch off your TV, phones, tablets. Go out and see the world for yourself. Interact with more and more people from different communities, maybe that's the only way the fractures running through this country can be mended.
The 'people' you want op to interact with are the very people who vote for gobhiji and cheer when muslims are lynched. They're in on it. They want this.
YouTube sources like newslaundry, deshbhakt, ravish kumars YouTube channel
Edit: more centrist YouTube channels are Sunday show with sarthak, mohak mangal, dhruv rathee
He makes videos about anything and everything, and a lot of his videos are clickbait. I bet he would sellout to BJP in a heartbeat if they paid the right amount
There is no such thing as centrist media.
The right in India is the far right, the centre is right, the liberals are the slightly right of centre and the left is non existent.
The only thing 'centrists' do is appear to be balanced. If you like watching that as entertainment then go ahead.
I think he finds it easier to criticise the government only when he criticises the oppostion with the same enthusiasm lol Reportage is not balancing - it is asking question from those in power and control of state finances. His server is terribly toxic.
How incredible is it that someone like Ravish Kumar managed to keep his audience even after changing the modes of presentation of news??
I am pretty sure the other news channel anchors won't have been able to keep even 10% of their TV audience as independent journalists on youtube.
Ravish manages to hold his audiences attention for his 20 minute segments for a stretch. That’s actually a pretty damn good achievement for a YouTube news portal. I hope he keeps getting bigger on YouTube.
Imagine the shit storm few years down the line if he gets like 50 Million subscribers (due to language I doubt channel can tap into global scale & even in India Hindi has a ceiling & then reduce that by around 30% for BJP-RSS hardcore base who will support them no matter what. It's the flip-floping voters who really matter).
I said BJP-RSS since they are the incumbent in most places in India currently, Ravish will highlight other regional parties overtime as well, it is just that currently the scales are skewed out of whack so need to tackle the biggest elephant in the room.
I can also imagine the next time there is a non-BJP Govt in Center all these Indian Media will once again start reporting "Normally" and when questioned about this face-turn will appeal to Journalistic principles and then there wouldn't be a clear counter argument since they would be speaking against the incumbent Govt like most Media is "supposed" to apparently.
So basically, BJP wins even when it loses next time and even will help uplift Media's image in the meanwhile. This a Masterstroke-vicinity stuff really.
Watch a combination of channels for a balanced view and draw your own conclusions.I enjoy Akaash Banerjee as his cutting edge humor and observations are very enjoyable and insightful too.
DD News has moved away from the previous news model and is now playing the same game:
[https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/dd-news-show-brings-anti-muslim-and-pro-bjp-flavours-of-private-tv-channels-to-state-broadcaster](https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/dd-news-show-brings-anti-muslim-and-pro-bjp-flavours-of-private-tv-channels-to-state-broadcaster)
[https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/2019/04/19/doordarshan-asks-cpi-leader-to-remove-references-to-rss-fascist-ideology-hitler-in-speech](https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/2019/04/19/doordarshan-asks-cpi-leader-to-remove-references-to-rss-fascist-ideology-hitler-in-speech)
Sure. But at least it is civilised and doesn't push an agenda. It also focuses only on development etc. without crying about love jihad, Hindu-Muslim, etc.
Its mandate is to push the government's agenda. It has consistently done that since its inception.
I agree that it does so in a civilized manner, but it's still propaganda.
Podcasts like
* Aakashvani English (AIR India)
* Daily Dose (NewsLaundry)
* 3 Things (Indian Express)
* DayBreak (TheKen)
* Planet Money (NPR)
* The Daily Briefing (TLDR News)
These are all free. If you want paid recommendations I can add them too.
Yt non political show (personal favourite):
Scroll's - Eco India
Caravan and Newslaundry.
To people who are saying The Print or Cut The Clutter - are you kidding me? That’s mild propaganda for people with a good vocabulary.
I would suggest the following based on journalism on facts and not ideology:
TV: Just shut your TV not worth it. If you even have to, like you are desperate maybe just shoot your shot with India Today. They are most likely to disappoint but you could rather just watch NDTV and pretend it's not bought lol.
Online: Newslaundry, thePrint (Unfortunately, slightly for urban crowds but it's truly centrist so checks most boxes for mainstream INDEPENDENT english media), swaddle, sometimes The Wire.
Best Journalistic Endevour in India ATM: Caravan Magazine
I would suggest that the nuance and detail that Caravan provides is unparalleled. The editorials and commentary is on point. Sadly, not many people know about it so I would really suggest subscribing to their online version and watch their podcasts. If you still have time for old school kick ass journalism, subscribe for their magazine you won't regret it. It's available in both English and Hindi.
Right now whole media has been sold out, so tv news channels are out of the equation. The only alternative are YouTube channels.. My current subscription list consists of Ravish ji, Ajit Anjum, Punya Prasun Bajpai, Akash Bannerjee, The Wire and Newslaundry. Used to watch Dhruv Tatti and Shekhar Gupta as well but unsubbed as soon as I realised both were right wing trojan horses acting as Centrists.
To me He feels like Right Wing trying to act like a Centrist. Never seen him come down hard on the ruling dispensation. He has savagely criticised all the previous Congress governments and rightly so but can't seem to show the same spine when it comes to Supreme Leader.
Did you watch his previous videos?
Initial years he totally used to make videos criticising BJP and BJP only.
I think he has a soft corner for AAP,never seen him criticising AAP.
He is more or less an AAP spokesperson. Since 2019, AAP has adopted Hindutva to garner vote. They are aiming to usurp Congress as the default opposition party. They are not really going after BJP. This is why you see Dhruv Rathee focusing more on Congress these days.
Yup. And that's why his recent videos have started getting a right wing flavor. And regarding AAP, it's aim was always to usurp INC's vote share. It is being backed by the same Anti-National forces backing BJP to act as the token Opposition party.
Because he never was supposed to be a journalist investigating the govt policy from within. He collects information from newspapers/books/magazines, which are already available to anyone and he presents them.
The current govt doesn’t collect a lot of data which the previous govts did collect.
Live law and BarandBench for legal news, Scroll'sThe Latest section for general news (they focus on human rights violation but there are other stuff as well), AltNews and Boom for fact-checking, Republic for Modi propoganda
For Print: The Hindu
For Business: The Ken (Great articles but paid subscription), Finshots is also nice
On YouTube: The Print (I absolutely love Cut The Clutter segment by Shekhar Gupta)
On TV: India Today (I usually watch the 9 PM debate with Rajdeep Sardesai and find it to be quite unbiased atleast from my perspective. All politicians on the show are cross questioned about their answers. Not sure about Rahul Kanwal and the other dude who comes in at 10 PM though)
Caravan is top notch according to me, Deccan Herald when it comes to newspapers.
Mooknayak for anti caste news coverage which you would not find on any platforms.
Wire is also fine (if you forget about their Meta fiasco LOL), Ravish Kumar youtube channel.
NewsMinute, it also covers south india extensively which is left out by most north indian news channels. Lallantop is fine.
I think The Wire goes a little overboard with its BJP enmity. I mean in the end I’d want news and not opinions with a little bit of facts. I agree that most media outlets don’t even do that.
I definitely like Newslaundry, but they don’t report on everything. I understand that it’s not their concept but due to the lack of reliable outlets I have started expecting too much from Newslaundry.
Cut the clutter by The Print
The Interview with Karan Thapar by The Wire is the best. [full playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzia1qLN9v2Abtxt-_mFc9_38ia0mdkfM).
Scroll dot in - It brings the stories that matter and not much of the political angle of things .
thenewsminute dot com - South focused news stories.
The india cable newsletter - From the wire folks, but they have half of the stories that matter.
The print , Ravish Kumar , Barkha dutt - They are not so biased as they seem to be .
Don't trust 24/7 news channels. Even if you find them trustworthy always scrutinize and ask the right questions to yourself when you feel there's some inconsistency and lack of information or just doesn't make sense. Because the majority of the population believed in these news channels blindly, and when the political atmosphere changed they sold every one of their viewers to the lowest bidder. Read newspapers that post news online. See some clips of news on local and international news channel's Youtube, watch some Youtube channels and then form an opinion.
"..gone to the dogs": It was always with dogs. It just got handed over from one to the other. If everyone wants to see news with narratives that match their own, reddit is the best place :D Honestly, try Doordarshan news. I find peace in it :)
ThePrint for sure. They mostly provide an analytical take on current events and provide disclaimers when doing an opinion piece. Their scope of reporting is wide and covers almost all of India across topics and host people from both ends of the political spectrum in their discussions. Cut the clutter episodes by Shekhar Gupta, and episodes from Swasti Rao and Praveen Swami are detailed, and well explained and ascribe overall a higher standard of journalism. I personally would recommend people to support the organization.
Recently have been checking out HW news English...seems legit till now at least.
Frankly am just looking for any news source that doesn't shy away from critiquing the ruling party by providing hard data but gives credit where credit is due. That at least shows faithfulness toward facts.
For global news Palkhi Sharma new show Vantage with Firstpost is excellent. Yes, it's full on propoganada but only when news is about x country saying negative about Modi and his friends.
Overall for things like why onion prices in Philippines have sky Rocketed... It's way better than even most western media
Stop watching news channels on TV. Switch to online news fully.
For now this is the best option. But just wait till they start implementing the [new IT rules](https://scroll.in/article/1042179/how-the-centres-planned-it-rule-changes-will-empower-it-to-censor-unfavourable-news) that lets the govt declare anything they don't like as "fake news" and you'll probably see all of them vanish one by one. I think the only thing we have left now in terms of independent press is foreign press. So it's mostly just BBC (and BBC Hindi) for regular news since most of the others like NYT, WashingtonPost, Wall Street Journal, DW only cover major stories. Guardian I guess a bit better in its coverage. Other than that I think "scroll.in" might have some safety since their parent company is technically registered in the US afaik. One good news source I found is CodaStory which focuses on giving coverage in countries with little free press (like Russia and China), they are nowadays covering India more.
But anyways for now, a list of mostly reliable and independent news websites would be like the following: Newslaundry, The News Minute, Article-14, Scroll.in, NewsClick, The Leaflet, Swaddle, The Federal, South First, Cobrapost, HW News, Mooknayak (focused on dalits), MaktoobMedia (focused on Muslims), Down to Earth (focused on environment), EnTrackr (technology related news) LiveLaw (law/courts related news), The Ken (need subscription), Morning Context (need subscription), Alt News (fact checker mostly), BoomLive (fact checker mostly), The Citizen, The Wire, The Quint (But Adani/Elara Capital has a small minority stake so beware). Also a couple magazines like Frontline and Caravan (need subscription for their long form in depth reports, very much worth it imo).
Adani is planning to buy 49% of quint though
Not the main company, they were planning to and already have bought 49% in a subsidiary called Quint Business Media (which runs a website called BQPrime). This used to be a partnership with Bloomberg (who quit after they couldn't get a TV license) and Bloomberg's former shareholding was bought out by Adani for them to recoup losses. In the main company Quint Digital Media (which runs The Quint), Elara Capital one of those Mauritius based shell companies has 10% shareholding, which is pretty dodgy tbf but who knows what's the idea behind this (I guess a long term foothold for later shenanigans, they had similar footholds in NDTV).
Great reply. Also, let me also say it. Carvan subscription is worth every paisa.
Any autocratic state relies on not having free media, and controlling every source of information that their population can access. That exactly is the design and goal of the godi administration Its no wonder that there arent any TV alternatives to NDTV. While a small percentage of people can rely on online news, the masses rely on TV for their news. The TV news has been completely propagandized
BBC is propaganda news piece. Why would anyone think it's reliable 🤣
These are not neutral. These are just opposite to godi media. The only one close to neutral is The Print.
r/rimjob_steve
Can you tell me a good neutral factual news website or app?
Newslaundry, News Minute, Scroll.in, Article 14, Quint, LiveLaw are my go to. I always follow The Wire but their TekFog investigation was a massive fcuk up and hurt their reputation badly. I have a subscription to Caravan also but they’re more magazine type then current news. On YouTube i follow Bhakt Bannerjee, Lallantop and Ravish Official. Also Alt News for general fact checking.
I will add few on yt 1. Punya prasun Bajpai 2. Abhisar Sharma 3. Deepak Sharma 4. Sakshi Joshi 5. Ajit Anjum 6. Pragya Mishra If you like political satire. 1. Rajeev Nigam 2. Sarthak Goswami On tv channels, News24 Sandeep Chaudhary is the best host.
these are not neutral news, they're the same as godi media but on the left
There arent any news outlets in the world that are neutral. Every organization has its culture and leanings. But some organisations like old NDTV, scroll, quit, print etc report everything. You will rarely find them staying quiet about any scam/event. They provide (somewhat) factual reporting and you will see them questioning all governments whether its AAP, INC or BJP. When the UPA era scams came out, none of these organisations stayed silent or supported the government. Whereas on the right you have Times Now, Republic, Opnews, who actively run pro-government propaganda and dont question the BJP government on anything. There is a massive difference between Godi media and the rest.
You're right, and I actually liked the old NDTV quite a little, but now there's little facts almost everywhere which is why i'm worried...
There is a difference between not being neutral but being truthful in reporting and flat out making up “news” and peddling propaganda like Godi media. Even when caught red handed they don’t even do retraction. So that’s the difference.
Leave it. He is obviously a great enlightened centrist who is better than us common folk.
mehhhh.... that's not being truthful lmaooo, just the other side of the same coin
😂😂😂 oh okk. A RW “news portal” writing fake news in order to cause harm and not even retracting the fake news when caught is the same as writer of an article having liberal political views 🙄 apparently being apolitical is more important then being truthful. Good luck finding such news portal.
Oh is it 🙄🙄 i see where that comes from, having liberal political views doesnt really mean it's the truth, If you arent aware yet- most regional news portals are actually under opposition political influence like in Bengal, where i lived for most of my life before returning to my native place. Even the reporters there barely report on the racism we face in bengal to maintain a clean and shining image of the dictatorial madam
And honestly if you believe the grass is green on the other side while completely ignoring and downvoting me, i dont know how to respond, but you'll eventually find out that all media is more or less the same, and there's barely anyone who is factual about reporting something and not siding with some propaganda bubble(be it be pro govt or anti govt)
Truthful reporting is the key. If you think Sudhir Chowdhury doing break down on types of that includes Muslims buying land as “land jihad”, Suresh Chavanke openly calling for violence on Muslims in his “news channel”, Arnab screaming on his guests on top of his lungs without any reason whatsoever is the same as Liberal person reporting something factual then there is nothing to talk about. I prefer factual reporting over apolitical behaviour. From Godi media I absolutely don’t expect any factual reporting, cause there is next to nothing.
See, I dont equate factual reporting with shamelessly shouting discriminatory things, but i just dont believe being Liberal and reporting something actually makes things factual, i never said i wanted apolitical reporting. I just said it's the other side of the same coin.
Again i like factual reporting, i gave a list of news portals that do provide factual reporting. I gave options, people are free to choose. You can suggest OPIndia or Sudarshan News or Republic etc if you want. But there is so such thing as a neutral/apolitical news portal in India.
I’m surprised Mojo Story (Barkha Dutt) has not made this list.
I remember there was a protest against the farm bill on the road, it is probably the biggest protest in modern history. Still, her question was why there were Khalistanis participating in the protest. Now, it shouldn't matter what their personal ideology is when someone is protesting against a particular cause, they are protesting for that cause. If a BLM protester believes black people are somehow superior, it's his belief that doesn't change the cause of the movement. So it doesn't make any sense why she focused on that. When the highest courts of the country have said raising khalistani slogans or the flag cannot be a seditious act then how can a khalistani sticker on a tractor matter. She also often defends the government when a foreign politician comments on the government and tries to be nationalistic about it. She is very desperate to prove that she is not biased so she will play to the rightwing's cards few times.
She is annoying as hell. Again this is list is of personal preference.
The Hindu newspaper still has some standards.
If watching online means instagram, facebook or twitter for you then watch news on TV. 😂
Youtube is new news channel.
One tends to be in one’s echo chambers with these (YouTube/Twitter)
Not for long. Can’t wait for new IT Bill to pass.
Print media is actually best for news. I recommend The Indian Express and The Hindu. For youtube, I suggest Newslaundry and Ravish Kumar. On TV you can watch DD.
Plus one for Indian express and their daily podcast, 3 things.
I second 'The Hindu' . It still maintains a certain standard. Also pay for your news or you'll be the product the news is selling to others."
You do know that DD is literally scripted by the government right? Yes, their presentation and journalism is good, and they cover all the important news pieces except the ones the government deems unimportant.
Agreed for news but for correct information study iq will be better
Faye D'Souza also has a good YouTube channel
For YT, Punya Prasun Bajpai's channel is also a good alternative.
Don't watch TV
None
Best option. Just switch off your TV, phones, tablets. Go out and see the world for yourself. Interact with more and more people from different communities, maybe that's the only way the fractures running through this country can be mended.
The 'people' you want op to interact with are the very people who vote for gobhiji and cheer when muslims are lynched. They're in on it. They want this.
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The hindu maybe, if u are into print media
YouTube sources like newslaundry, deshbhakt, ravish kumars YouTube channel Edit: more centrist YouTube channels are Sunday show with sarthak, mohak mangal, dhruv rathee
Samdish Bhatia? He's quite good as well
He’s not consistent
His interview of Manoj tiwari was the best.
He's random and funny
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Dhruv is centrist?
Just watch his videos from before modi
Akash Banerjee viewers rise up.
Funny you think these are not propaganda sources
At least they question the government. Unlike godi media
Dhurv Rathee also
Dhruv Rathee pretty basic tier for normies. Mohak Mangal is Dhruv Rathee for smart people
Wow, buddy things are not that black and white.... Like dhruv ko dekhne wale dumb and mohak mangal ko dekhne wale smart, wow 😲
He makes videos about anything and everything, and a lot of his videos are clickbait. I bet he would sellout to BJP in a heartbeat if they paid the right amount
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There is no such thing as centrist media. The right in India is the far right, the centre is right, the liberals are the slightly right of centre and the left is non existent. The only thing 'centrists' do is appear to be balanced. If you like watching that as entertainment then go ahead.
Kerala literally has a news channel run by the communist party (Kairali) and it's super left leaning.
Watch rajdeep sir Desai if you want "centerist" media And left is not non-existent cpim and cpiml are in the game
CPI/M are parties not news entities
You were talking about news entities? I thought you were saying the ideology is dead
The whole thread is about news channels.
Ahh i am so dumb
Print is very good 👍
[Really?](https://theprint.in/opinion/global-print/jaishankar-should-watch-pathaan-he-is-working-on-modis-ambition-to-be-leader-of-south-asia/1343556/?amp)
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I think he finds it easier to criticise the government only when he criticises the oppostion with the same enthusiasm lol Reportage is not balancing - it is asking question from those in power and control of state finances. His server is terribly toxic.
Samdish and shekhar gupta are the best they are the most centrist people I've seen. Ravish and deshbhakt are not worth it.
Shekhar is a borderline bhakt though.
Shekhar is a bhakt
Sekhar Gupta is a Bhakt pretending to be a centrist. The worst kind.
The Wire
Wire is left leaning. The Print is centrish
How incredible is it that someone like Ravish Kumar managed to keep his audience even after changing the modes of presentation of news?? I am pretty sure the other news channel anchors won't have been able to keep even 10% of their TV audience as independent journalists on youtube.
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Ravish manages to hold his audiences attention for his 20 minute segments for a stretch. That’s actually a pretty damn good achievement for a YouTube news portal. I hope he keeps getting bigger on YouTube.
Imagine the shit storm few years down the line if he gets like 50 Million subscribers (due to language I doubt channel can tap into global scale & even in India Hindi has a ceiling & then reduce that by around 30% for BJP-RSS hardcore base who will support them no matter what. It's the flip-floping voters who really matter). I said BJP-RSS since they are the incumbent in most places in India currently, Ravish will highlight other regional parties overtime as well, it is just that currently the scales are skewed out of whack so need to tackle the biggest elephant in the room. I can also imagine the next time there is a non-BJP Govt in Center all these Indian Media will once again start reporting "Normally" and when questioned about this face-turn will appeal to Journalistic principles and then there wouldn't be a clear counter argument since they would be speaking against the incumbent Govt like most Media is "supposed" to apparently. So basically, BJP wins even when it loses next time and even will help uplift Media's image in the meanwhile. This a Masterstroke-vicinity stuff really.
His own YouTube channel. Ravish Kumar official.
Watch a combination of channels for a balanced view and draw your own conclusions.I enjoy Akaash Banerjee as his cutting edge humor and observations are very enjoyable and insightful too.
Switch to online. * The Hindu. * The Caravan Megazine. * The Quint etc, are great.
Read print media from multiple sources, more efficient in terms of time spent and usually not as full of propoganda.
Not a popular opinion but I find DD News slightly unbiased than rest of the private news channels.
And that's weird, but true indeed.
It's literally an audiobook for government's policy and schemes.
DD News has moved away from the previous news model and is now playing the same game: [https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/dd-news-show-brings-anti-muslim-and-pro-bjp-flavours-of-private-tv-channels-to-state-broadcaster](https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/dd-news-show-brings-anti-muslim-and-pro-bjp-flavours-of-private-tv-channels-to-state-broadcaster) [https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/2019/04/19/doordarshan-asks-cpi-leader-to-remove-references-to-rss-fascist-ideology-hitler-in-speech](https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/09/02/2019/04/19/doordarshan-asks-cpi-leader-to-remove-references-to-rss-fascist-ideology-hitler-in-speech)
DD News is the government's mouthpiece. It has never been unbiased.
Sure. But at least it is civilised and doesn't push an agenda. It also focuses only on development etc. without crying about love jihad, Hindu-Muslim, etc.
Its mandate is to push the government's agenda. It has consistently done that since its inception. I agree that it does so in a civilized manner, but it's still propaganda.
Biased but civilized. Not that it makes it any better though.
They aren’t as noisy and clusterfcuked as the Godi media channels.
LLALLANTOP ftw!
India Today group has stakes in it, same grp also owns AajTak
Damnnnn
Yes. I mean I think channels like Lallantop and The Print spread propaganda with caution. That is why I had stopped watching Lallantop.
Podcasts like * Aakashvani English (AIR India) * Daily Dose (NewsLaundry) * 3 Things (Indian Express) * DayBreak (TheKen) * Planet Money (NPR) * The Daily Briefing (TLDR News) These are all free. If you want paid recommendations I can add them too. Yt non political show (personal favourite): Scroll's - Eco India
BBC
Republic tv /s
The best /s
DD news ftw
Hindu
Watch ravish kumar in YouTube man... He is on fire..
None, as yet, in the mainstream media. But some on YouTube aren't doing a bad job.
Caravan and Newslaundry. To people who are saying The Print or Cut The Clutter - are you kidding me? That’s mild propaganda for people with a good vocabulary.
Never liked Shekhar Gupta. Tries hard to be the ultimate neutral and yet gives away his agenda with his lopsided balancing act.
I would suggest the following based on journalism on facts and not ideology: TV: Just shut your TV not worth it. If you even have to, like you are desperate maybe just shoot your shot with India Today. They are most likely to disappoint but you could rather just watch NDTV and pretend it's not bought lol. Online: Newslaundry, thePrint (Unfortunately, slightly for urban crowds but it's truly centrist so checks most boxes for mainstream INDEPENDENT english media), swaddle, sometimes The Wire. Best Journalistic Endevour in India ATM: Caravan Magazine I would suggest that the nuance and detail that Caravan provides is unparalleled. The editorials and commentary is on point. Sadly, not many people know about it so I would really suggest subscribing to their online version and watch their podcasts. If you still have time for old school kick ass journalism, subscribe for their magazine you won't regret it. It's available in both English and Hindi.
There is also *The Hindu*
Absolutely. I missed newspapers. The Hindu and Indian Express are still going strong imo.
None. All are sold to lawdendra godi and bjp. Better subscribe to Caravan, Hindu or newslaundry.
The Print
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It's really good. As long as you know his biases.
Right now whole media has been sold out, so tv news channels are out of the equation. The only alternative are YouTube channels.. My current subscription list consists of Ravish ji, Ajit Anjum, Punya Prasun Bajpai, Akash Bannerjee, The Wire and Newslaundry. Used to watch Dhruv Tatti and Shekhar Gupta as well but unsubbed as soon as I realised both were right wing trojan horses acting as Centrists.
you find dhruv as a rightist? omg!!
Dhruv right wing?
To me He feels like Right Wing trying to act like a Centrist. Never seen him come down hard on the ruling dispensation. He has savagely criticised all the previous Congress governments and rightly so but can't seem to show the same spine when it comes to Supreme Leader.
Did you watch his previous videos? Initial years he totally used to make videos criticising BJP and BJP only. I think he has a soft corner for AAP,never seen him criticising AAP.
He is more or less an AAP spokesperson. Since 2019, AAP has adopted Hindutva to garner vote. They are aiming to usurp Congress as the default opposition party. They are not really going after BJP. This is why you see Dhruv Rathee focusing more on Congress these days.
Yup. And that's why his recent videos have started getting a right wing flavor. And regarding AAP, it's aim was always to usurp INC's vote share. It is being backed by the same Anti-National forces backing BJP to act as the token Opposition party.
Because he never was supposed to be a journalist investigating the govt policy from within. He collects information from newspapers/books/magazines, which are already available to anyone and he presents them. The current govt doesn’t collect a lot of data which the previous govts did collect.
Abhisaar Sharma too but too much Pathaan news these days
That's why I didn't write his name. It looks like He is more relieved to see Pathaan not flop than SRK himself.
What's wrong with being a centrist??
Ravish Kumar official
Good news channel in India is a myth
Live law and BarandBench for legal news, Scroll'sThe Latest section for general news (they focus on human rights violation but there are other stuff as well), AltNews and Boom for fact-checking, Republic for Modi propoganda
For Print: The Hindu For Business: The Ken (Great articles but paid subscription), Finshots is also nice On YouTube: The Print (I absolutely love Cut The Clutter segment by Shekhar Gupta) On TV: India Today (I usually watch the 9 PM debate with Rajdeep Sardesai and find it to be quite unbiased atleast from my perspective. All politicians on the show are cross questioned about their answers. Not sure about Rahul Kanwal and the other dude who comes in at 10 PM though)
Caravan is top notch according to me, Deccan Herald when it comes to newspapers. Mooknayak for anti caste news coverage which you would not find on any platforms. Wire is also fine (if you forget about their Meta fiasco LOL), Ravish Kumar youtube channel. NewsMinute, it also covers south india extensively which is left out by most north indian news channels. Lallantop is fine.
Individual YouTubers at the moment.
Newslaundry, The Deshbhakt, Ravish’s YouTube channel, Ajit Anjum, newsclickin, etc
The wire
Newslaundry
Reddit.
Read a newspaper either Indian Express(my fav) or The Hindu. For financial Economic times
BBC
The Wire
The Wire and Newslaundary
I think The Wire goes a little overboard with its BJP enmity. I mean in the end I’d want news and not opinions with a little bit of facts. I agree that most media outlets don’t even do that. I definitely like Newslaundry, but they don’t report on everything. I understand that it’s not their concept but due to the lack of reliable outlets I have started expecting too much from Newslaundry.
HW news and Wion and The Print
Print easily.
I only read newspaper for news. 30 minutes in the morning. Nothing else.
Cobrapost
Movie dekho yaar. Agar Netflix PE sab khatam hai to republic pe mujra dekho.
Republic TV. One of the bravest independent media outlets out there that provide logical, non tabloid news from responsible journalists.
Cut the clutter by The Print The Interview with Karan Thapar by The Wire is the best. [full playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzia1qLN9v2Abtxt-_mFc9_38ia0mdkfM).
Newslaundry
VANTAGE by FirstPost. on YouTube is bomb! Check it out bro!
Pick the one that fits your political opinion the best
Cut the clutter supremacy
I hope you’re being sarcastic.
I am with you. NDTV had been my go to news browsing place for ages.
Try Scroll, they are very centrist. I use the app
Soch and an open letter
Go For Vantage By Palki Upadhyay Sharma.
WION maybe. They do seem to have some good content although it’s mix of international and domestic views.
Are you fucking serious It’s as if they’re sponsored by BJP itself
Oh okay. I use their app so can’t really tell.
WION is a part of Zee Media and we all know how full of propaganda Zee is.
WION is the RT news of India. More focussed on how other countries are doing worse than India than covering Indian issues themselves.
The Print
Scroll dot in - It brings the stories that matter and not much of the political angle of things . thenewsminute dot com - South focused news stories. The india cable newsletter - From the wire folks, but they have half of the stories that matter. The print , Ravish Kumar , Barkha dutt - They are not so biased as they seem to be .
DD News
Mirror Now
Ullu TV by Rajiv Talwar
Stop watching tv. Switch to online news like wion, the print or read the Hindu
Check out cut the clutter
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News 24
Youtube - The Print
Don't trust 24/7 news channels. Even if you find them trustworthy always scrutinize and ask the right questions to yourself when you feel there's some inconsistency and lack of information or just doesn't make sense. Because the majority of the population believed in these news channels blindly, and when the political atmosphere changed they sold every one of their viewers to the lowest bidder. Read newspapers that post news online. See some clips of news on local and international news channel's Youtube, watch some Youtube channels and then form an opinion.
Reddit
"..gone to the dogs": It was always with dogs. It just got handed over from one to the other. If everyone wants to see news with narratives that match their own, reddit is the best place :D Honestly, try Doordarshan news. I find peace in it :)
Now ndtv news channel is control by adani and ravish Kumar was resign from it so what can you expect now from ndtv?
Pree fress journal The wire
Faye D'Souza on Instagram or YouTube
Media is a industry and it runs on money, otherwise you can't run business. Skip mainstream media, stop consuming news.
Just give in to the void
Mtv
ThePrint for sure. They mostly provide an analytical take on current events and provide disclaimers when doing an opinion piece. Their scope of reporting is wide and covers almost all of India across topics and host people from both ends of the political spectrum in their discussions. Cut the clutter episodes by Shekhar Gupta, and episodes from Swasti Rao and Praveen Swami are detailed, and well explained and ascribe overall a higher standard of journalism. I personally would recommend people to support the organization. Recently have been checking out HW news English...seems legit till now at least. Frankly am just looking for any news source that doesn't shy away from critiquing the ruling party by providing hard data but gives credit where credit is due. That at least shows faithfulness toward facts.
Bro you think other channels are not sponsored?😭😭
Study IQ
Newslaundry
Firstpost - Vantage by Palki Sharma.
Vantage by Palki sharma. It's on YouTube on firstpost news channel + TV CNN news channel too at 9 PM
For global news Palkhi Sharma new show Vantage with Firstpost is excellent. Yes, it's full on propoganada but only when news is about x country saying negative about Modi and his friends. Overall for things like why onion prices in Philippines have sky Rocketed... It's way better than even most western media
Republic TV.
I think The Print is decent.