Media Watch would like to seek following clarifications from Sagarika Ghosh CNN IBN journalist on following tweet
1. Correct Sequence of colours in Indian Tricolour is Saffron , White and Green – We hope wrong sequence of colour in the tweet was unintentional
2. We noticed the sequence of colours Green and saffron matched with religion of Zaheer & Munaf. We hope this was also coincidental
Times of India takes a cheap Shot at Sangh Parivar by calling Lankan Team Sanga Parivar!!!
Thanks @SKS_Mumbai for lead
@scamsutra has done a great analysis of the news report
The nations attention may be focused on the cricket pitch but NDTV has their attention at right place. In a photo feature they have captured many moods of Rahul Gandhi at Mohali
This is how he looked in Mohali!
Rahul Acknowledging the crowd
Even before the result he was worried about Indias fate!
Also he poses for his fans
And once India Won the Game, how can NDTV let go such a brilliant opportunity to earn some brownie point for Rahul Gandhi. This the screenshot from NDTV page
Media Watch would like to understand from NDTV what was the role of Rahul Gandhi in this win? Was he part of cricket India? is he part of BCCI?
After the online uproar, NDTV changed the screen to
Glad NDTV team knows Whats more important
This is further to yesterdays shameful incident in which congress agriculture minister YS Vivekananda Reddy slapped TDP MLA.
If yesterdays news reports avoided mentioning congress name in the report. Today, it seems that they are even diluting his shameful act.
Yesterday ToI in its news report YSR's brother slaps MLA during Andhra assembly session reported the incident as
,a visibly angry Vivekananda Reddy got up from his seat, walked to the TDP benches and started arguing with its senior member G Muddukrishnammaaidu. Even as the argument was in progress, TDP MLA Prabhakar, who was in the second row, said something to the minister who promptly slapped him and when he attempted to slap the TDP MLA for the second time, Muddukrishnammanaidu came in between and took the blow on his shoulder.
But now within 24 hours it seems the Indian news cant make up its mind on whether it was a slap or a motion of hand that grazed the face or was it pushing and shoving
ToI in its report Viveka ‘slaps’ TDP MLA for anti-YSR rant narrates the incident as
A furious Vivekananda then aimed a slap at Prabhakar that grazed his face. When he attempted again, Muddukrishnamma intervened because of which the blow aimed at Prabhakar brushed the senior TDP MLA and tore the latter's pocket.
I am not sure which part of town ToI lives, but in my part of town such acts are invariable called slapping!
NDTV even refused to acknowledge that there was a physical contact! In their report YSR's brother tries to slap MLA narrates the incident as
A minister in Andhra Pradesh - the brother of the former Chief Minister YSR Reddy - tried to hit an MLA today in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
Hindustan report YSR's brother manhandles TDP MLAs in Andhra house goes a step further and says minister only pushed the MLA
The angry minister rushed to TDP legislators C Prabhakar and GMK Naidu, snatched the placards, showered abuses and even pushed Prabhakar.
So according to HT, congress agriculture minister YS Vivekananda only pushed TDP MLAs who promptly retaliated. Then it was other
This entry pertains to shocking incident perhaps first time in Independent India when a Congress minister in the AP government slapped an opposition MLA right in the assembly. The incident happened when TDP MLAs raised slogans minutes after the house met, a visibly angry Vivekananda Reddy got up from his seat, walked to the TDP benches and started arguing with its senior member G Muddukrishnammaaidu. Even as the argument was in progress, TDP MLA Prabhakar, who was in the second row, said something to the minister who promptly slapped him and when he attempted to slap the TDP MLA for the second time, Muddukrishnammanaidu came in between and took the blow on his shoulder.
And how do Media report
NDTV reports this as YSR's brother tries to slap MLA. In their entire report, NDTV not once NOT EVEN ONCE mention that Vivekananda Reddy is from congress. Most of time he is either addressed as YSR’s brother or minister in Andhra Pradesh NDTV introduces him as
A minister in Andhra Pradesh - the brother of the former Chief Minister YSR Reddy
ToI also reports the same incident as YSR's brother slaps MLA during Andhra assembly session. Again in the entire report there is no mention that Vivekananda Reddy is from congress. ToI introduces him as
Y S Vivekananda Reddy, the brother of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy who is a member of the legislative council and present in the assembly in his capacity as agriculture minister.
Indian Express report YSR's brother slaps MLA for insulting former CM is also in similar line.
Media Watch would like to understand is this new official position that all the people would be mentioned by their relations? Can we expect to see news Sonia Wife of Rajiv Gandhi said or Rahul Gandhi Son of Sonia Gandhi said so and so?
For the unaware Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy is congress handpicked man to counter Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy who has revolted against congress leadership. He is expected to be fielded against Vijayalakshmi wife, YSR’s widow, for the Pulivendula Assembly bypoll.
The above is screenshot of NDTV webpage giving information of Wikileaks. Please note out of all the wikileak documents published NDTV has reported (atleast on their wikileaks cables page) only which are negative to BJP
This covers the ToI article “Austerity: 100% dip in ministers travel cost”. Even a class 05 student will tell ToI that 100% reduction of something is zero!
ToI did eventually correct themselves in their online article after adverse reaction from readers Austerity pays: Sharp decline in ministers' travel expenses
