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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: journalism

1-yr jail for journalist Ravi Nair in Adani defamation case. What court said on ‘responsible reporting’

Case stemmed from Adani Enterprises’ complaint alleging he made ‘scandalous, defamatory’ posts on X targeting Adani Group, as well as on adaniwatch.org.

‘WaPo bloodbath’ lets journalists introspect—Why does the world think of them so poorly?

The hubris lies in pretending that journalists are somehow seekers of the whole truth. This hubris was punctured when social media started calling out mistakes and biases.

Delhi bureau chief among 300 journalists fired by Washington Post; foreign, sports, culture coverage cut

Ukraine bureau chief, Middle East reporters also among those laid off as the Jeff Bezos-owned paper attempts to reinvent and restructure itself.

‘Was destined to be here’—Mark Tully on India, the ‘many ways to god’ & being banned during Emergency

In 2007 Walk the Talk with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, veteran journalist Tully reflects on luck, journalism & his book ‘India's Unending Journey’. Tully passed away Sunday.

Quashing plea by AgustaWestland accused, Delhi HC flags ‘disturbing trend’ of media sensationalism

Judgment says even the most innocuous remarks by the court, which may or may not be connected with the case being heard, are sometimes reported to merely create sensation.

‘More careful than colourful’—ThePrint’s reporting on the Air India crash put facts first

The common thread in ThePrint's reporting—from the ground and Delhi—is the effort to stick to verified facts and clearly attributed views. Anything else could be misleading.

SubscriberWrites: The Noise, the Nation, and the Narrative

In a media age of noise over nuance, truth is the first casualty—India must reclaim journalism that informs, not performs, if it hopes to win the war of narratives.

Gandhi wanted limits on media freedom. Not through law, but public opinion

In 'Gandhi', Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee throws light on the many shades of Gandhi’s epic peace mission and its place in politics today.

JioStar’s Uday Shankar wants media to embrace AI—’Board the train or get run over by it’

Shankar recalled when a senior journalist shifted to a regional publication, unable to handle the internet. 'He only wanted to write with his pen. Reluctance to change has cost us dearly.'

Can sharing hyperlinks to defamatory material attract liability? HC says yes, but it’s case-specific

Dismissing defamation plea against online publication The Morning Context, HC says there is 'no straight jacket' formula to gauge whether hyperlinks are just references or republication.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.