Young Reporters talk about major stories of the week and what it took to cover them. Click here to support Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree (http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree)
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In the final episode of the podcast, all the Newslaundry reporters come together to share their thoughts. They share their experiences about how they managed to do some of their stories despite several hurdles. They also shed light on what a reporter should and should not do while reporting. While this podcast takes a pause here, they talk about preparing to return with a brand new format, with fresh ideas, and a different vibe.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:57:25 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Pratyush Deep
The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang (https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/the-chronicles-of-the-4-5-gang-1790006684)
Sumedha Mittal
Materialists (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/82105530?source=35&fromWatch=true)
Shivnarayan Rajpurohit
The Fake Sheikh (https://www.primevideo.com/region/eu/detail/The-Fake-Sheik/0ORE5CO6U3MS7MCHJT1OXFE93I)
Anmol Pritam
Uttarakhand : Hindu Rashtra की टेस्ट लैब बनती देवभूमि (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJ_IOh6fjc)
A Man of Action (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81308434?source=35&fromWatch=true)
Basant Kumar
From Cinema to Literature: Imtiaz Ali and Manav Kaul on Good Storytelling | Jaipur Bytes Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI_aqcK53Vc)
THE CASES THAT INDIA FORGOT (https://www.amazon.in/CASES-THAT-INDIA-FORGOT/dp/9391165338)
Avdhesh Kumar
Rashtra Nirman Mein Adivasi (https://www.amazon.in/Rashtra-Nirman-Adivasi-Jitendra-Meena/dp/9348497103)
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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30 Aug 2025
Reporters Without Orders Ep 381: Loopholes in Bihar SIR, Assam’s 3000-bigha land row, right-wing targeting of journalists
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Pratyush Deep.
Sumedha talks about her report (https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/29/in-bihar-over-1000-voters-in-a-single-house-that-doesnt-exist) on Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Her investigation revealed that even after this massive exercise, the ECI has conferred wrong house numbers to lakhs of voters. This, she says, creates the perfect opportunity to fill the lacunae with fake voters. After the ECI’s SIR, over 1,000 voters in Bihar were grouped under a single non-existent house. Her investigation highlights that whatever mistakes were there in the electoral roll are still on the list even after the SIR.
Pratyush’s report (https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/19/no-it-wasnt-adani-the-real-story-behind-assams-3000-bigha-land-row) highlighted Assam’s 3,000-bigha land row and the controversy around it. While the story played out on social media, with claims that the land was being handed over to the Adani Group, Pratyush’s report reveals that it is, in fact, Mahabal Cement that had ownership of the land.
In another report (https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/22/meet-the-complainants-behind-the-assam-firs-against-journalists) from Assam, Pratyush follows the complainants behind recent FIRs against journalists, who ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:06 - Loopholes in SIR
00:23:30 - Illegal land allotment
00:33:54 - FIRs against Journalists
00:44:25 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Sumedha
EP-339 | Political Pressure, TRP War, Media Credibility & Influencers vs Journalists | Kalli Purie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vATepYdTKc)
Pratyush
The Rebel Army Behind One of the World’s Major Rare Earth Supplies (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/the-rebel-army-behind-one-of-the-world-s-largest-rare-earth-supplies-podcast)
Basant
Saare Jahan Se Accha (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81281013)
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.
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23 Aug 2025
Reporters Without Orders Ep 380: Flood-hit Dharali, UP’s ‘half encounters’ and dog lovers’ protest
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Ashish Anand.
Avdhesh discusses his report (https://hindi.newslaundry.com/2025/08/12/protest-in-delhi-over-sc-directions-on-stray-dogs-in-ncr) on a protest against the Supreme Court’s August 11 order to remove all stray dogs from the Delhi-NCR region. Disheartened dog lovers protested at Connaught Place, where protesters were confronted by the Delhi Police, who detained them. Avdesh says that this is the first time that religious slogans have been heard in such a protest.
Talking about his other report (https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/12/mathura-cctv-footage-blows-holes-in-ups-operation-langda) on UP police’s new model of “justice”, called Half Encounter or Operation Langda, Avdesh mentions how the police shoot suspects in one of their legs to capture them alive. Once hit, the accused collapses, and the police arrest them. He says people are framed in a false case, and the police script a fake encounter to appear real.
Ashish shares his experience reporting (https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/08/15/bookings-cancelled-no-gas-stocks-over-dharali-villages-struggle-for-food-fuel-and-survival) from ground zero in Uttarakhand’s Dharali village, which was cut off after multiple floods hit the region. There was no road and phone connectivity, the power supply was cut off, and the supply of essential goods had come to a halt. He describes the trials of the residents, whose homes were destroyed and relatives went missing.
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Timecodes
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:04:28 - Protest for Dogs
00:06:51 - Uttarakhand disaster
00:23:54 - Half Encounter
00:36:50 - Recommendations
Recommendations
Ashish
Meiyazhagan (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81713677)
The Hunt for Veerappan (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81111279)
Pyaasa (https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.3ab3088a-b134-9d53-3c57-ea6e0b81dbe1?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb)
Avdhesh
'We finally feel accepted’: Gujarat village ends Dalit haircut ban; elders back move (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/a-snip-of-fr)
Anmol
A Man of Action (https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81308434)
Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Naresh Kumar.
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Jatinder Kaur Tur
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4.9 / 5
25 ratings
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4.8 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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