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✍️ Written by Saket Suman Media outlet Newslaundry has, since its founding, positioned itself as the press that covers the press, the one outlet with the institutional courage to hold the mirror up to Indian journalism. Its tagline, sabki dhulai , translates roughly as: everyone gets washed. The promise, burnished through years of subscription pitches, is seductive. You know the stories that get buried or ignored by mainstream media? With your support, we can do those stories. On June 1, 2026, Newslaundry published a piece about the Jaipur Literature Festival's Island of Ireland edition. It was titled, with characteristic efficiency, " JLF's Ireland edition wraps up. " It reads, in its entirety, like a festival brochure written by a team who enjoys the hospitality rather thoroughly. Representational Image: Why Newslaundry Covered JLF Like a Festival Brochure The dispatch opens with a graceful sentence about a festival that ...

IndianRepublic.in — Full Audit of Iran War Coverage So Far Sourcing · Techniques · Credibility · Ethics · War Archiving · Analysis · Journalism · Accountability  Representational Image Via: Human Rights Watch Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2026 | 78 Pieces | 175+ Hours | 7 Days  | 55,000+ Words THE ARCHIVE Scale and Continuity IndianRepublic.in published 78 pieces under the IsraelstrikesIran label across seven consecutive days, from the war's opening hours on Feb 28 through the evening of Mar 6.  No Indian mainstream outlet produced coverage at comparable volume, depth, or continuity across the same window.  The archive runs to an estimated 55,000+ words of original journalism. Twenty-five or more pieces were filed between 11 PM and 6 AM IST — hours when every Indian mainstream outlet was dark.  The archive is structured around three editorial formats. Situational news pieces file when significant developments occur, regardless of time.  Nine analytical byl...

Concerns relating to journalistic attribution and factual inaccuracy arise from a “Special Report” published on February 16, 2026, by The Pioneer , titled “ Indian girl was victim of Epstein, files reveal .” The report cites emails from the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files but does not acknowledge the unearthing of each of the cited documents by another journalist, nor does it adequately distinguish between documented facts and inferred claims. The report cites a set of emails from the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files, part of a disclosure involving more than three million emails made public by the United States Department of Justice . However, all the specific emails referenced in The Pioneer ’s report had already been unearthed a day earlier on X (formerly Twitter) by Saket Suman, editor of IndianRepublic.in , who independently unearthed and contextualised those documents after days of forensic examination of the files. Image Source: Tanmoyofc on X Public interaction ...

Mark Tully, renowned journalist, author, and one of the most perceptive chroniclers of India, died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday, January 25, 2026. He was 90.  Tully had been unwell for some time.  Image Source: KBalakumar Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) on October 24, 1935, to British parents, Tully spent the early years of his childhood in India before moving to the UK for his education. He studied theology at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and briefly trained for the priesthood before turning to journalism.  He joined the BBC in 1964 and became its India Correspondent in 1965, a role he held until 1994, including over two decades as the bureau chief in New Delhi. Over his 30-year career with the BBC, Tully reported on many of South Asia’s defining moments — from the Indo-Pakistan wars to the Emergency, Operation Blue Star, the Bhopal gas tragedy, and the assassinations of both Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.  He was barred from entering India during the Emergency...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman Writing and journalism are always under pressure. Pressure is their natural habitat. The tragedy now is that comfort has begun to cunningly pass off as success. The cushioned chairs, the familiar faces and the reliable applause!  A profession that cannot tolerate discomfort will eventually lose the ability to describe reality. And reality, unlike these sponsored festivals, does not curate itself. Nuremberg Rallies weren’t just big speeches.  They were mass propaganda spectacles;Via: Amber Speaks Up What we are watching unfold before our eyes is both censorship and choreography. Writing has already learned its steps. Journalism now knows when to enter and when to exit. There is a colourful, orderly, well sponsored parade underway where everyone is encouraged to carry a banner that says dissent provided they do not wander off the designated route. The music swells at the right moments when the masters of the ring ...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday addressed a press conference in New Delhi where both male and female journalists were present. This is a marked departure from the earlier controversy that erupted over the exclusion of women reporters from a similar event. Speaking at the presser, Muttaqi addressed the backlash over the earlier incident, saying the exclusion of women was not deliberate but rather a result of logistical constraints.  Women journalists at Taliban Presser. Image Via: Dr Pooja Tripathi “Regarding the press conference, it was due to the short notice. The participation list was prepared with specific journalists, and it was neither a technical issue nor any deliberate exclusion. It was not intended,” he said. The clarification came after significant condemnation from opposition leaders, press freedom bodies, and civil society.  The Editors Guild of India and the Indian Women Pre...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman A press conference by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday is drawing sharp scrutiny for barring women journalists, who were not permitted to attend the event, held at the Afghan Embassy just hours after Muttaqi met with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.  The media interaction was restricted to a select group of male reporters.  Image Source: Hafiz Zia Ahmed This has triggered political backlash and raised uncomfortable questions about India’s diplomatic posture toward the Taliban regime. The media interaction was restricted to a select group of male reporters, in apparent adherence to the Taliban’s gender-exclusionary norms. People familiar with the matter said the list of invitees was prepared by Taliban officials, and not by Indian authorities.  According to some sources, the Indian side had suggested that women reporters also be included, but the recommendation was not heeded. The exclusion has spa...