Mediafile
Thinking with one’s keyboard
Clichéd journalism on Sri Lanka’s political crisis.
Chhetria Patrakar | Nov 01, 2018
Concoction of an anatomy*
A newspaper in India discovers an innovative solution for publishing fake news.
Chhetria Patrakar | Apr 17, 2018
Whither nuance?
International coverage of anti-Muslim violence in central Sri Lanka left something to be desired.
Chhetria Patrakar | Mar 27, 2018
Neighbours sans reporters
Subcontinent’s two biggest states don’t have a single reporter in each other’s countries.
Chhetria Patrakar | Aug 12, 2015
Bangladesh’s free-speech problem
On the face of intolerance and hostile laws bloggers in the country are still unsafe.
Chhetria Patrakar | Jun 26, 2015
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Tehreek-i-Taliban is making its way back in Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Taliban’s resurgence reveals the failure of the Pakistan government’s anti-terror policy and its ambivalent, contradictory relationship with Islamist militant groups
The secrets of ‘All That Breathes’
Shaunak Sen’s Oscar-nominated documentary looks at Muslim brothers caring for kites in Delhi, but also carries a veiled message on religious hatred in Modi’s India
