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  1. Dos and Don’ts of Reporting

    09/25/2025

    Dos and Don’ts of Reporting

    In the final episode of the podcast, all the Newslaundry reporters come together to share their thoughts. They share their experiences about how they managed to do some of their stories despite several hurdles. They also shed light on what a reporter should and should not do while reporting. While this podcast takes a pause here, they talk about preparing to return with a brand new format, with fresh ideas, and a different vibe.   Tune in. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:57:25 - Recommendations Recommendations Pratyush Deep The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang Sumedha Mittal Materialists Shivnarayan Rajpurohit The Fake Sheikh Anmol Pritam Uttarakhand : Hindu Rashtra की टेस्ट लैब बनती देवभूमि A Man of Action Basant Kumar From Cinema to Literature: Imtiaz Ali and Manav Kaul on Good Storytelling | Jaipur Bytes Podcast THE CASES THAT INDIA FORGOT Avdhesh Kumar Rashtra Nirman Mein Adivasi Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 12m
  2. Reporters Without Orders Ep 381: Loopholes in Bihar SIR, Assam’s 3000-bigha land row, right-wing targeting of journalists

    08/30/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 381: Loopholes in Bihar SIR, Assam’s 3000-bigha land row, right-wing targeting of journalists

    This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Pratyush Deep. Sumedha talks about her report on Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Her investigation revealed that even after this massive exercise, the ECI has conferred wrong house numbers to lakhs of voters. This, she says, creates the perfect opportunity to fill the lacunae with fake voters. After the ECI’s SIR, over 1,000 voters in Bihar were grouped under a single non-existent house. Her investigation highlights that whatever mistakes were there in the electoral roll are still on the list even after the SIR. Pratyush’s report highlighted Assam’s 3,000-bigha land row and the controversy around it. While the story played out on social media, with claims that the land was being handed over to the Adani Group, Pratyush’s report reveals that it is, in fact, Mahabal Cement that had ownership of the land. In another report from Assam, Pratyush follows the complainants behind recent FIRs against journalists, who ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP. Tune in. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:06 - Loopholes in SIR 00:23:30 - Illegal land allotment 00:33:54 - FIRs against Journalists 00:44:25 - Recommendations Recommendations Sumedha EP-339 | Political Pressure, TRP War, Media Credibility & Influencers vs Journalists | Kalli Purie Pratyush The Rebel Army Behind One of the World’s Major Rare Earth Supplies Basant Saare Jahan Se Accha Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  3. Reporters Without Orders Ep 380: Flood-hit Dharali, UP’s ‘half encounters’ and dog lovers’ protest

    08/23/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 380: Flood-hit Dharali, UP’s ‘half encounters’ and dog lovers’ protest

    This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Ashish Anand. Avdhesh discusses his report on a protest against the Supreme Court’s August 11 order to remove all stray dogs from the Delhi-NCR region. Disheartened dog lovers protested at Connaught Place, where protesters were confronted by the Delhi Police, who detained them. Avdesh says that this is the first time that religious slogans have been heard in such a protest. Talking about his other report on UP police’s new model of “justice”, called Half Encounter or Operation Langda, Avdesh mentions how the police shoot suspects in one of their legs to capture them alive. Once hit, the accused collapses, and the police arrest them. He says people are framed in a false case, and the police script a fake encounter to appear real. Ashish shares his experience reporting from ground zero in Uttarakhand’s Dharali village, which was cut off after multiple floods hit the region. There was no road and phone connectivity, the power supply was cut off, and the supply of essential goods had come to a halt. He describes the trials of the residents, whose homes were destroyed and relatives went missing. Tune in. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:28 - Protest for Dogs 00:06:51 - Uttarakhand disaster 00:23:54 - Half Encounter 00:36:50 - Recommendations Recommendations Ashish Meiyazhagan The Hunt for Veerappan Pyaasa Avdhesh 'We finally feel accepted’: Gujarat village ends Dalit haircut ban; elders back move Anmol A Man of Action Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Naresh Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  4. Reporters Without Orders Ep 379: UP police’s half encounters, govt ads in Kashmiri newspapers

    08/13/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 379: UP police’s half encounters, govt ads in Kashmiri newspapers

    This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal. Avdhesh talks about his first story in the series ‘Half Encounter’, or what the Uttar Pradesh Police call “Operation Langda”, which is a practice where police shoot suspects in the leg to capture them alive. Once hit, the accused collapses, and the police make the arrest. “Hemant, a young DJ from Mathura, was wrongfully picked up by UP police and shot in the leg,” says Avdesh, who elaborated on the details of the fake encounter. He said 9,467 suspects were shot in the leg by UP police under the operation since 2017.  Sumedha discusses her report, which reveals that the LG of Jammu and Kashmir spent Rs 70 crore on print ads, with Rs 12 crore worth of ads given to just five newspapers. “There is a concern over the discrimination in how ad money is distributed in Kashmir. The top three dailies that received the most ad money had overwhelmingly pro-LG Manoj Sinha and pro-Modi coverage,” she said.    Avdesh also talks about his coverage of the recent protests by SSC students and teachers over multiple last-minute exam cancellations, the selection of a blacklisted vendor, failure to issue admit cards on time, and poor administrative coordination. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:10 - Half Encounter Story  00:16:21 - Kashmir Newspaper Ads  00:26:11 - SSC protests  00:31:08 - Half Encounter 00:32:30 - Recommendations  Avdhesh Annihilation of Caste - Dr. BR Ambedkar Insurance scams: मरे हुए 'ज़िंदा', ठगे गए परिवार, कहां तक फैले हैं घोटाले के तार?- ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट Sumedha  Saiyaara Shivnarayan Exclusive: India’s e-waste mirage, ‘crores in corporate fraud’ amid govt lapses, public suffering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  5. Reporters Without Orders Ep 378: Elite impunity, makeshift detention centres in NCR

    07/26/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 378: Elite impunity, makeshift detention centres in NCR

    This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary and Sumedha Mittal. Drishti reported on how elite societies in Delhi have encroached on public footpaths. During visits to several gated colonies, she found that sidewalks next to posh homes were taken over by landlords – with parked cars, potted plants, guard booths, and other structures eating into public space. In some cases, the encroachments even forced roads to become one-way. She pointed out the stark double standard: while the government is quick to demolish slums and informal settlements, it turns a blind eye to violations by the well-off. Sumedha discussed her report on the detention of Bengali and Assamese migrant workers in Gurugram in makeshift centres. She found that Bengali-speaking Muslims, especially those living in slums across Delhi and Gurugram, have been detained on suspicion of being undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants. Families allege that police arrived at midnight, demanded identity papers, and in some cases picked up individuals despite them showing valid documents – including voter IDs, Aadhaar cards, and passports. No formal notice was given. Tune in. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:38 - Elite encroachment 00:25:45 - Detained migrants 00:33:20 - Recommendations Recommendations Sumedha F1 H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars Drishti Superman Pratyush Pedestrian zones as driveways, parking lots: The elite encroachments Delhi won’t touch Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  6. Reporters Without Orders Ep 377: Bihar voter roll revision, vandalism by Kanwariyas

    07/19/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 377: Bihar voter roll revision, vandalism by Kanwariyas

    This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by journalist Umesh Kumar Ray and Anmol Pritam. Umesh shares his experience of reporting from ground zero in Bihar, where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway ahead of the assembly elections. The way this massive exercise is being carried out, he says, is burdening the state’s people who are forced to prove their citizenship, creating a panic-like situation. Anmol talks about his report on the chaos that unfolded after a piece of onion was found in a meal served to the Kanwariyas at the Baba Balaknath Dhaba in Muzaffarnagar, which triggered ​​vandalism of the dhaba, resulting in smashed chairs, tables, fridges, fans, and glass panels by the mob. The owner claimed that the Kanwariyas not only vandalised the dhaba but also brutally attacked their staff with hockey sticks, with a 40-year-old staff member ending up with a broken leg. Tune in. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:26 - SIR in Bihar 00:21:28 - Kanwariyas and Chaos 00:35:56 - Recommendations Recommendations Anmol Pritam Uttarakhand : Hindu Rashtra की टेस्ट लैब बनती देवभूमि | Ground Report Basant Kumar The RSS Does Not Exist Mapping the hidden structure of an unaccountable organisation Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  7. Reporters Without Orders Ep 376: A law weaponised to target Gujarat’s Muslims, and a family’s fight against police excess in Mumbai

    07/12/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 376: A law weaponised to target Gujarat’s Muslims, and a family’s fight against police excess in Mumbai

    NL Team This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaunndry’s Prateek Goyal, and Basant Kumar. Reporting from Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, Prateek uncovers a chilling case of alleged police brutality that led to the death of Sadiq Ali Jafri. While the police claim Jafri died of natural causes, his wife and family allege he was killed in a police chokehold as part of a deliberate cover-up. They say the family was harassed in the aftermath – Sadiq’s father was jailed for over a year, one brother remains behind bars, and his wife, Saiba, is now battling a hostile system in her fight for justice. Prateek’s investigation reveals how the police allegedly tampered with the postmortem report and fabricated witnesses to shield themselves. This harrowing story is part of Newslaundry’s NL Sena series on police impunity. Meanwhile, Basant reports from Gujarat, uncovering how Muslims remain trapped under the Disturbed Areas Act. In Vadodara, he tells the story of Onali, a local who has spent years fighting to take possession of land he legally purchased. Onali and his brother-in-law bought a plot in Champaner Darwaza, Fatehpura, back in 2016. But when Onali applied to the deputy collector’s office for permission to transfer the property, as required under the Disturbed Areas Act, his request was denied. He has since been caught in a relentless loop of court hearings and police visits, struggling to claim what is rightfully his. Onali believes the opposition from local Hindu residents is the key reason behind the continued deadlock. Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:29 -  How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat 00:09:01 - I can’t breathe: Maharashtra man’s ‘last words in police chokehold’ 00:35:04 - Recommendations Recommendations Prateek The Hunt Basant Eleven How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat Anmol How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat Produced and edited by Tista Roy Chowdhury, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  8. Reporters Without Orders Ep 375: Four Deaths and No Answers in Kashmir and reclaiming Buddha in Bihar

    07/05/2025

    Reporters Without Orders Ep 375: Four Deaths and No Answers in Kashmir and reclaiming Buddha in Bihar

    NL Team This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by The Caravan’s Sunil Kashyap, and Jatinder Kaur Tur. Jatinder reports from Kashmir, where three bodies of locals who were in police detention surfaced in the Veshaw River. Following the Pahalgam terror attack, Kashmiris felt being suspected and criminalised. Amid rampant arrests and deaths, families like that of Nazir Ahmad Magray – whose 20-year-old son was taken in a night raid by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group – have been left shattered. “We are talking about three brothers [and one man] who went missing and there was no believable story from the police. It is said that they drowned in Veshaw river or naala, which was completely dry and no one could have drowned there,” says Jatinder. Meanwhile, Sunil's report uncovers an unseen, unheard truth from Bihar. At Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Mahavihara – a sacred Buddhist site – Buddhist monks and Dalit-Bahujan groups are protesting the Bodh Gaya Temple Act of 1949, which mandates Hindu involvement in managing the temple. This stems from centuries of Hindu appropriation of the site, despite its centrality to Buddhism. “The Hindu Sangh sees Buddhism, not Islam, as its biggest ideological challenge,” says Sunil.   Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:02 - Kashmir police silences questions as bodies emerge from the Veshaw River 00:20:59 - The Bodh Gaya Protest 00:45: 37 - Recommendations Recommendations Jatinder  How to Forgive Sunil In 6 months, Fadnavis seat added 29,219 voters. Poll staff claim lapses A flurry of new voters? The curious case of Kamthi, where the Maha BJP chief won Sumedha A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man Produced and edited by Saif Ekram and Tista Roy Chowdhury, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
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