Why we need ‘Mad’ magazine more than ever before

The satirical publication has lost its clout in recent years, but a planned reboot holds promise.

Michael J Socolow, The Conversation

· May 16, 2018 · 08:45 pm

Arnab Goswami says it’s ‘an oddity’ that Sunanda Pushkar chargesheet fails to mention murder

Republic TV has hounded MP Shashi Tharoor about the death of his wife in 2014.

Scroll Staff

· May 15, 2018 · 04:02 pm

An open letter to male colleagues in the media from the Khabar Lahariya editors

‘Listen hard. The world is in the churning of a revolution. Women are saying, “No more.” We are part of this revolution.’

Khabar Lahariya

· May 03, 2018 · 01:56 pm

Headline saying Modi and Xi ‘will mate 6 times’ is fake, clarifies The Times of India

The English daily said the image going viral on social media was Photoshopped.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 27, 2018 · 01:49 pm

Kathua case: Irresponsible reporting is feeding religious polarisation in India

Sexual assault cannot be ruled out based on the postmortem report, as some media outlets have claimed.

Supriya Sharma

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Rayan Naqash

· Apr 22, 2018 · 05:55 pm

India’s new rules do little to fight fake news – but give government more power over journalists

Monday’s guidelines will not constrain sites like Postcard News, whose founder was recently arrested for promoting enmity between groups.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Apr 03, 2018 · 10:30 am

‘Maut ka bathtub’: Indian channels take news down the drain with #SrideviDeathMystery

From graphics of the bathtub and wine glasses to speculation about botox and keto diets, TV channels covered it all.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 27, 2018 · 12:42 pm

The media need to think twice about how they portray mass shooters

When mass shootings take place, the media rush to publish details on the suspect's background. But is that approach one that does more harm than good?

Russell Frank, The Conversation

· Feb 17, 2018 · 08:30 pm

India Today fires journalist for tweet criticising ‘fake news peddling’ TV anchors

The journalist had said that promoters who turn a blind eye to hate-mongering reports should be tried as ‘hate speech profiteers.’

Scroll Staff

· Feb 13, 2018 · 05:00 pm

A century ago, the progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

The practice of calling attention to false stories dates back to battles between progressive reformers and corporate media outlets.

Matthew Jordan, The Conversation

· Feb 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘Where do you get your energy from?’: A list of tough questions Zee and TimesNow put to Modi

‘Take Netanyahu, the friendship between you was like we were watching a film.’

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 22, 2018 · 07:30 am

Should Republic TV be supported by fellow journalists? Chennai incident sparks debate

Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami has in the past asked for fellow journalists to be put on trial. Should his channel get any solidarity?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 16, 2018 · 08:43 pm