Hafta letters: Cognitive biases, discussions on religion, how Abhinandan doesn t age
NL subscribers get back with bouquets and brickbats!
Dear Team NL Hafta,
I have been listening to your podcast for over a year now. I took the subscription two months ago, as soon as I got the new job. I am just a small contributor, but I promise I will increase my monetary support as soon as I stabilise in my new job. If my writing is not correct grammatically, I want to apologise. I don t want my name to be mentioned.
I have a query about how you verify a story. Recently, there was a gruesome murder of Rinku Sharma in Delhi. The version of both police and the victim s family are different. The Delhi police is known for its incompetence and peddling of lies and particular narrative. So, which version should we as readers believe? In journalism, do you give importance to victim story or police story?
Hafta Letters: Role of religion, YouTube ads, and a Netflix recommendation
NL subscribers get back with bouquets and brickbats!
Dear Dhobis,
I just renewed my subscription today and instantly regretted it. Your panelâs discussion on âreligion, boon or baneâ was inane and rambling to say the least. Religion is the easiest, fastest way to mobilise mobs and money.
I agree with Hridayesh wholly:
Jai Shri Ram is the new
Allah-o-Akbar.
Thanks,
Hi NL team,
I was expecting a few more reports regarding Delhi riots, and what happened with the young guy who was jailed for walking with a girl. Thereâs a lacuna regarding follow up of cases. Am saying this keeping in mind Nidhi s follow-up report on the Hathras case.
Hi Newslaundry team,
I m a new subscriber of Newslaundry and just want to say kudos to the team for adhering to true journalism. I moved overseas 3 years ago and to be honest didn t care much about the ruling government at the time. Modi was seen as a welcome CHANGE and change was all it was. As a person who s now on the outside looking in, I am sad to see our country deteriorating on almost every front whether its health, economy, environment or basic human rights.
I m a cynic by birth and believe things will only get worse before it gets better. This dangerous wave of religious extremism and lack of tolerance is resonant of a global shift. But one thing that scares me the most is how a generation of educated, well read, well-travelled millennials like us, refuse to take the saffron blinders off and address real issues. It breaks my heart when I speak to an Indian colleague/acquaintance/friend who truly believes that the Modi government has done more good for the country than harm