Unfair and misleading

IN Media Watch Briefs | 13/12/2010

On December 12 the Bangalore Edition of Sunday Times carried a small blurb at the bottom of page 1. The title read "Binayak Sen Linked with terrorists". The article talked of the prosecutor's assertion in court that Binayak Sen and his wife were linked to terrorists. The short para ends with "Details on Page 8". It's only when you ignore the main headline on Page 8 and read the article that you find out that the article is about the prosecution confusing the Indian Social Institute for the ISI. The page 1 piece is about as badly presented as the prosecution's case.

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