A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.
Why Karan Thapar should not be complaining
Veteran journalist Karan Thapar new book Devil’s Advocate has been under the scanner for a variety of reasons, including the author complaining of losing access to the corridors of power. Here Nandita Singh traces Thapar’s lineage as she looks to decipher why, in terms of access, there are very few doors and drawing rooms that Thapar can complain of being denied entry into.
Thapar broke the cardinal rule of journalism and is too entitled to admit it
Maneesh Chhibber touches on another important aspect of the Thapar saga — the revealing of his sources. Taking the veteran journalist to task, Chhibber underlines that while access is key, it should not be attained at any cost.
Himani Chandna highlights a worrying trend in India — of stress in the workplace and performance anxiety in the bedroom pushing young men to increasingly abuse Viagra and its variants, drugs that are used to treat erectile dysfunction or male impotence.
Shivam Vij compares Rahul’s hug-and-wink to the strategy of deadcatting — of subtlely shifting the narrative. Vij, however, warns that just one hug and one wink won’t do it for Rahul in the face of the Modi machine. He needs his own 292 dead cats on the table.
Modi government looking to disband Prasar Bharati
Amrita Nayak Dutta on the Centre’s plans to disband Prasar Bharati and convert the two bodies under it, Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR), into public sector companies. The move raises fears that the public broadcasters will have to endure increased government interference.