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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.
Politics
Backstory: 2023’s Biggest News Story Also Signals Pernicious Times for Journalism
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: It's Time Journalists Woke Up to Their Digital Security
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Opinion
Backstory: What Was the Indian Media Doing When a Genocide Was Playing Out in Gaza?
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
World
Backstory: Why Journalists Should Never Forget that Early Morning Knock
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: Home Thoughts from Abroad…As the News Came in
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: Revisiting the Ruins of Kashmir’s Media Ahead of the Fourth Anniversary of August 5
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: The Virality of Hate in India’s New Media Landscape and The Forces Behind it
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Analysis
Backstory: What the Big Media Won't Tell You About These Nine Years of the Modi Govt
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: Had the Media Done its Job, Wrestlers Wouldn't Have Had to Go Through This Ordeal
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: The Power of the 'Alternative' in Election Analysis
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
Politics
Backstory: In Karnataka, a New Poll Campaign Tool That Could Undermine Elections Forever
A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.
