Barkha Dutt discusses 3 'tyrannies' faced by media
The Free Press Journal|November 28, 2024
The three 'tyrannies' faced by the Indian media besides the rise of technology and the culture of news consumption were key topics covered by well-known scribe Barkha Dutt, who delivered a talk here on Tuesday.
Chandra Prabhu | NT

Barkha, a digital journalist who worked for NDTV for a long time, now runs a YouTube channel called 'MojoStory'. She is known for covering the Kargil war, the terrorist attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai and the COVID-19 crisis. She has won several awards including the Padma Shri in 2008.

Speaking at an event titled 'Media Freedom: Past, Present and the Future' at Bangalore International Centre (BIC), Barkha said: "The three tyrannies start with the 'state' and successive governments. In my initial days at Doordarshan, every script had to be scrutinised by an officer in the Information and Broadcasting Department.

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