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State of Southasia #05: Laxmi Murthy on journalism in crisis across Southasia

Journalist and editor Laxmi Murthy examines the stark deterioration of media independence and freedom of expression in Southasia, and its implications for elections and democracies

By The Editors

/ 3 Jun 2024

State of Southasia #05: Laxmi Murthy on journalism in crisis across Southasia

As India’s election heats up, soaring temperatures from climate change find little mention in mainstream media

Lukewarm coverage of the climate crisis in the Indian media fails to communicate safety measures against extreme heat-related risks this election season

By Aradhna Wal

/ 3 May 2024

As India’s election heats up, soaring temperatures from climate change find little mention in mainstream media

Radio’s role in making and unmaking Southasia’s borders

‘Radio for the Millions’ charts the medium’s role in popular cultures and state-making projects of the Subcontinent, rethinking long-held assumptions on transnational listenership

By Preeti Raghunath

/ 2 Oct 2023

Radio’s role in making and unmaking Southasia’s borders

The hidden cost

A conversation with Equidem's Namrata Raju on migrant worker rights and the Qatar World Cup.

By The Editors

/ 6 Dec 2022

The hidden cost

Afghan journalists under attack, surveillance after Pegasus, Olympics 2020, and more.

Southasiasphere episode 10: Updates and analysis from around the region.

By The Editors

/ 13 Aug 2021

Afghan journalists under attack, surveillance after Pegasus, Olympics 2020, and more.

Reporting Palestine

The Southasian press is growing increasingly attuned to the history of the Palestinian struggle.

By Chhetria Patrakar

/ 28 May 2021

Reporting Palestine

Elections in Myanmar, opposition rallies in Pakistan, COVID-19 vaccines in Southasia

Southasiasphere podcast episode 03: Updates and analysis from around the region.

By The Editors

/ 6 Nov 2020

Elections in Myanmar, opposition rallies in Pakistan, COVID-19 vaccines in Southasia

The myth of mainstream

On the dangerous trajectory of state institutions and popular media in India.

By Chhetria Patrakar

/ 22 Aug 2020

The myth of mainstream

India’s crossborder crises, COVID-19 corruption, and more

Southasiasphere: Issue #8 – Updates and analysis from around the region.

By The Editors

/ 26 Jun 2020

India’s crossborder crises, COVID-19 corruption, and more

The good Indian American

A critique of Indian American representation in contemporary American television.

By Alina Gufran

/ 24 Jun 2020

The good Indian American

A tale of two magazines

The closure of ‘Herald’ and ‘Newsline’ in Pakistan marks a larger crisis in the country’s journalism.

By Jahanzeb Hussain

/ 2 Mar 2020

A tale of two magazines

‘A picture of malicious intention’

On the Chinese embassy’s undiplomatic letter to a Nepali newspaper.

By Chhetria Patrakar

/ 19 Feb 2020

‘A picture of malicious intention’