The first session of The #MediaRumble on 'Trial by Media - Influence of Media Trials on Investigations' was moderated by Manisha Pande, Executive Editor, Newslaundry. The panel comprised #DishaRavi, writer and climate justice activist; Shahid Ali, lawyer for the Tablighi Jamaat Nizamuddin Markaz; and film critic Mayank Shekhar.
Shahid Ali elaborated on the influence of certain instigating phrases used by #newschannels, such as "corona jihad" and "organised bio-warfare", on the fight for justice in court. On media trials concerning #Bollywood, Mayank explains the "trollisation of news".
Watch!
Timecodes:
0:00-2:57 Disha on processing television news about her
2:57-8:32 Tablighi Jamaat and the trial by media
8:32-12:31 Bollywood at the centre of trials by media
12:31-17:36 Impact of negative media attention on Disha’s life
17:36-24:55 Recourse after public perception is ruined
24:55-33:49 Impact of trial on media on individual actors’ lives
33:49-36:21 Moments of self doubt during negative media attention
36:21-44:40 How do minorities perceive television media?
44:40-47:59 Advice to young activists
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