Never a Dull Moment

IN Media Watch Briefs | 18/02/2016

Various news channels' coverage of the JNU crisis and the Patiala House Court attacks range from the outrageous to the laughable. Arnab the Terrible on Feb 17's Newshour Debate, lashed out at the media at large for being unprofessional (read anti-national) and not having the courage, as Times Now did,  to carry the footage of the gathering in JNU that conclusively proved the complicity of some student leaders in their 'seditious'  intent. (He did not add where Times Now received the footage from or whether it was verified). Later, on the channel, BJP's spokesperson, Sambit Patra on his iPad showed footage of Kanihya Kumar mouthing anti-India slogans. Perhaps the more 'professional' Times Now should have informed its audience on the authenticity of the tape before airing it.