Bashing Barkha

IN Media Watch Briefs | 03/12/2008

In the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks it seems that Barkha Dutt has earned the ire of the extended Facebook community. As of today over 1,500 people have signed up for the ‘Can U Please Take Barkha Off Air’ posting and another 542 have signed up for ‘Barkha Dutt, Worst Senior Journalist on the Planet.’ Criticism of ¿Darkha Butt¿ have ranged from her breathless, ¿pre-orgasmic¿ style of reporting to her insensitivity and sensationalism.

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