Watch | Media Bol: How the Media Is Falsely Implicating Professors, Writers in the Delhi Riots Case

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Description: Several channels conducting a 'media trial' on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput to divert attention from more pressing issues. Why are they doing this?

Several channels conducting a 'media trial' on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput to divert attention from more pressing issues. Why are they doing this?

Urmilesh

Several channels conducting a 'media trial' on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput to divert attention from more pressing issues. Why are they doing this?

watch media bol how the media is falsely implicating professors writers in the delhi riots case

In the midst of a pandemic, ongoing floods, and extreme unemployment, the media, especially TV news channels, have been accused of ignoring important issues. They are exclusively reporting on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput to divert attention from more pressing issues and are conducting a 'media trial' in relation to anyone connected to the case. On some channels, fabricated stories of alleged perpetrators of the Delhi riots have also been introduced.

Why are channels doing this? What is the aim? Urmilesh raises these questions in this episode of Media Bol.

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