Topic: The New York Times
Mira Nair to adapt New York Times story ‘The Jungle Prince of Delhi’ into Amazon series
The 2020 Pulitzer finalist 'The Jungle Prince of Delhi' was an in-depth story on a family living in a decrepit palace in Delhi, claiming to be the royal family of Awadh.
New York Times stops providing stories to Apple News Service
NYT's exit is a notable setback for the Apple News service, which has been criticised for its revenue split and limiting the user data provided to content companies.
New York Times op-ed row raises questions if definition of journalism needs to be rewritten
In episode 495 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta says the controversy has ignited a debate if classical definitions of journalism on objectivity work any longer.
Why foreign media loves anti-BJP, champagne socialists as columnists
Op-eds of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Gulf News, The Guardian and others are mostly written by Modi-hating Indians like Rana Ayyub and Swati Chaturvedi.
New York Times called out for labelling Indo-Guyanese people ‘descendants of farmhands’
Guyanese-American author Gaiutra Bahadur points out that Indo-Guyanese are descended from plantation labourers, asks NYT how it can get ‘basics so wrong’.
New York Times & Sri Lankan paper caught in row over ‘incorrect’ identification of source
Sri Lanka’s ‘Sunday Times’ identified a police officer as a source for NYT’s 2018 investigation into Hambantota port, but US paper said it was ‘incorrect’.
Intolerance, naming & shaming, allegations — the red meat debate is getting nasty
The dispute can be traced to a series of studies from October that seeks to discredit popular wisdom about the ill-effects of red meat.
New York Times slammed for revealing details of whistleblower who complained against Trump
Dean Baquet, NYT Executive Editor, however, said they decided to publish the details of the whistleblower as they wanted the readers to make their own judgments.
Democratic candidates again call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new assault charge
The new allegations were reported in a New York Times article that published an excerpt from an upcoming book ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation’.
Mohan Bhagwat to meet foreign media to change ‘stereotypical perceptions’ of RSS abroad
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will hold a daylong session with foreign media in Delhi on 24 September and field all questions related to the Sangh.
How to prevent Navika Kumar from reading your private WhatsApp chats
Data security is a spectrum. Small things can help you be on the more secure side of the spectrum.
Harley-Davidson riding away reflects poorly on both US icon and Modi’s ‘Make in India’
Modi’s ambitious plans to ‘Make in India’ could have been helped by a symbolic gesture to hold on to Harley, a premium manufacturer with an outsize brand.
Defence
India, China working on Ladakh peace formula — alternate week patrolling, after disengagement
Patrolling in alternate weeks has been the established practice in the Northeast, and has worked well, barring the occasional face-off.
Suspect all, fix all? Is that the motto of our new ‘National Suspicion State’?
It’s not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a ‘we suspect all’ mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?