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World
Backstory: The Tr(i)ump(h) Moment, and What it Tells Us About USA’s Media Landscape
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: If Some Media Outlets Call Muslim Citizens 'Outsiders,' Others Should Defeat That Project
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
World
Backstory: The Year of Genocidal Journalism
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: The Government’s Fact Check Unit is on Ice. But For How Long?
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Top Stories
Backstory: The Hathras Stampede and the Growing Shadow of Irrationality
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: The Hathras Stampede and the Growing Shadow of Irrationality
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Editors Pick
Has the Needle Shifted on Israel’s Claim That Hamas Used Mass Rape as Strategy?
The charge that Hamas used mass rape as deliberate strategy, which was greatly amplified by the Western media, failed the test of evidence, even if random acts of sexual violence could certainly have been committed by Hamas operatives during the incursion.
Opinion
Backstory: Have Indian Voters Found New Sources of Media to Help Them Understand Politics Better?
This election has signalled that the people of India are far more aware of their right to freedom of speech and expression as well as credible information. This is something that a government with an authoritarian instinct would need to digest.
Opinion
Backstory: Modi's Interviews Have Become More Artful (and More Plentiful) This Election Season
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Opinion
Backstory: Can a Media That Blindly Projects the Modi Story Be Trusted to Register Change in Political Air?
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Economy
Backstory: The Sleek, Sly Ways of Artificial Intelligence in a Crucial General Election
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Opinion
Backstory: When World's Focus Is on Indian Elections, Mainstream Media Keeps its Eyes Wide Shut
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Analysis
Backstory: What Has Changed in the BJP Poll Campaign Since 2014 and What Hasn’t?
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: On the Electoral Bonds Story, Digital Media Far Outstripped Print and TV Media
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Analysis
Backstory | Note How the Machiavellian Media Cheers Loudly as Elections Are Stolen
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory | Moral of the Electoral Bond Story: Information Is Essential for Democracy
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Media
Backstory: India Is on the Wrong Side of History on Gaza, and the Media Has Not Helped
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Analysis
Backstory: The Temple Template and How the Indian Media Has Learnt to Conform to It
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: Searching for the Words of 2023 Amidst the Rubble of Gaza
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Opinion
Backstory: Polls, Verdicts and Media Narratives on Counting Day
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
