Phone Taps Draw Media Into 2G Spotlight
The Congress-ruled government must be relieved that the extremely harsh spotlight cast by the 2G spectrum scandal is now widening to the Indian media, thanks to the surfacing of some very mysterious tapes........
Radia tapes featuring senior scribes create stir
NEWDELHI: The limelight has now shifted from the 2G spectrum scam to the media after tapes of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's phone conversation with prominent journalists including NDTV's Barkha Dutt and Hindustan Times columnist Vir Sang hvi, were printed by news weeklies Open and Outlook triggering a frenzy, particularly in the cyber world.
When Radia killed the media star
The complete blackout of the Niira Radia tapes by the entire broadcast media and most of the major English newspapers paints a truer picture of corruption in the country than the talk shows in the various news channels and the breast-beating in all the newspapers about the 2G, CWG, Adarsh, and other scams.
Barkha Dutt and Nira Radia Taped Conversations Scandal
NDTV’s Barkha Dutt is in some hot water thanks to a taped conversation between her and corporate lobbyist Nira Radia that was obtained by Open Mag Journalist Barkha Dutt has emerged as a lobbyist for the Congress government. Hindustan Times columnist Vir Sanghvi has also emerged as political lobbyist taking sides with petty political parties.Barkha Dutt, Target the Dog and other morning musings
While the U.S. had its Roger Ailes vs. NPR dust-up yesterday, India found itself in the middle of a media brouhaha of its own. Recordings surfaced of what the Indian magazine Open says are lobbyists, politicians, journalists and industrialists discussing who would become Indian ministers after the 2009 election.
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