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Investigative journalism is disappearing from India, says Chief Justice NV Ramana #IndiaNEWS
Investigative journalism is disappearing from India and there have hardly been any big exposes by the media in recent years, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Wednesday, ABN Telugu reported. At the launch of a book by journalist Sudhakar Reddy Udumula, the chief justice said that when he was growing up, he eagerly looked forward to newspaper reports exposing big scandals. “The newspapers never disappointed us,� he said.Ramana added that he started off as a journalist and wanted to share his thoughts about the media.The chief justice said: “The concept of investigative journalism is, unfortunately, vanishing from the media canvas. It is true at least in the Indian context�. Ramana added that in the past, newspapers used to report on “scandals and misconduct�. Their reportage, he said, would lead to serious consequences.“Barring one or two, I don’t recall any story of such magnitude in the recent years,� the chief justice said at the event. He added that “everything in our garden appears to be rosy�.Ramana quoted Mahatma Gandhi while speaking at the book launch. “The newspapers should be read for the study of facts,� he said. “They should not be allowed to kill the habit of independent thinking.�The chief justice said he...Read more

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