तलवार की धार पर पत्रकार,.छीनी जा रही हैंं नौकरियां
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net
सोमवार को अक्षय शर्मा (30) का फोन आया था। मुजफ्फरनगर से हैंं। यहां के एक कॉलेज का पत्रकारिता का टॉपर छात्र रह चुका...
निष्पक्ष पत्रकारिता अब बड़ा जोखिम करने वालों का हो सम्मान
नेहाल अहमद । Twocircles.net
पत्रकारिता हमारे जीवन का एक अहम हिस्सा है. इस डिजिटल युग में ही नहीं बल्कि काफ़ी पुराने समय से ही पत्रकारिता...
Liberal media to Modi’s aide
After the recent reverses BJP suffered in the assembly elections, many scions of so-
called liberal media have got busy theorizing the loss as anti-incumbency....
मीडिया संस्थानों पर आयकर के छापे,देश भर में हुई सरकार की आलोचना
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
देश के दो मीडिया हाउस 'दैनिक भास्कर' और यूपी के हिंदीं समाचार चैनल 'भारत समाचार' के विभिन्न शहरों में स्थित परिसरों में...
“We have lost our livelihood,” How closure of Kashmir Press Club rendered four men...
For these four individuals—who are not professional journalists—the closure of Kashmir Press Club (KPC) was felt the hardest and directly impacted their livelihood.
Auqib...
‘My journalism seems to be the reason for these travel restrictions’: journalist Aakash Hassan...
Independent journalist Aakash Hassan from Kashmir writes for The Guardian and has covered human rights and politics from the region for reputed media outlets...
विनोद दुआ बहुत याद आएंगे !
न्यूज़ डेस्क। Twocircles. Net
हिंदी पत्रकारिता जगत के लिए यह काफी दुखदायक दिन है। हिंदी भाषा के 67 वर्षीय वरिष्ठ पत्रकार विनोद दुआ दुनिया...
मलयालम न्यूज़ चैनल मीडिया वन पर सरकार ने लगाई रोक
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
केंद्रीय सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय ने मलयालम समाचार चैनल 'मीडिया वन' के प्रसारण पर सुरक्षा कारणों का हवाला देते हुए रोक लगा दी...
Slain journalist Danish Siddiqui’s parents file complaint against Taliban before International Criminal Court
Siddique's parents have demanded punishment against culprits for torturing and killing him while he was on an assignment in Afghanistan.
Snobar | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI —...
FIR against Mandeep Punia attack on freedom of press: PUCL
PUCL condemned the police action against Mandeep Punia and demanded that FIR filed against him be immediately withdrawn and case be closed forthwith.
TCN News
People’s...
Sahidul Alom Award-2023 for Habibur Rahman Choudhury
TCN News
Shahidul Alam Choudhury, who had a very humble background, came to limelight in 1985 when he was sworn in as a cabinet minister...
Two Circle Network’s Seed Fellow Sufi Parween Wins Laadli Media Award
TCN News
We are happy to announce that TCN’s SEED Fellow Sufi Parween has won the 13th Laadli Media Award for her exceptional contribution to...
मस्जिद प्रकरण : बाराबंकी पुलिस ने पत्रकारों के विरुद्ध दर्ज किया मुक़दमा
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार द्वारा पत्रकारों का दमन जारी हैं। ताज़ा मामला बाराबंकी का हैं जहां बाराबंकी की पुलिस ने 'द...
‘State wants to control media’: Journalists in Kashmir brace for worse
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: The Union Territory administration seems to have started a “war” against the Journalists working in the valley as coronavirus...
TCN – SEED APPRENTICESHIP 2023-24
The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...
Journalist ‘threatened’ for exposing police brutality on Muslims in Ahmedabad
Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net
Ahmedabad: A local journalist Sahal Qureshi has alleged of receiving threats from Gujarat police following his reporting on the recent police action...
Exploring the Rich Legacy and Future Challenges of Urdu Journalism: A Workshop by Karnataka...
TCN News
In the heart of Bangalore, amidst the vibrant culture of Karnataka, Urdu journalists gathered for a two-day workshop hosted by the esteemed Karnataka...
UN Special Rapporteurs concerned with criminal proceedings against 4 Kashmiri journalists
TCN News
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) has expressed strong concern at the criminal proceedings and investigations initiated” against the four...
Journalist Kamal Khan was renowned for his integrity and courage: JIH
Veteran journalist Kamal Khan (61) died of a heart attack at his home in Lucknow on Friday. In its condolence message, JIH Vice President...
World Press Freedom Day: India’s Falling Image of Press Freedom Noticed
While the world is celebrating World Press Freedom Day, in India press freedom has only dwindled. The author argues that the occasion should raise...
Senior journalist Kuldip Nayar no more
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Senior journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here. He was 95, his family...
‘News channels create divisions in society’: SC questions anchors’ roles
The apex court made these sharp observations while hearing a clutch of petitions seeking action in hate speech incidents.
TCN News
NEW DELHI — Television...
आखिरकार पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन को रिहाई मिली
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
लगभग 28 महीने के बाद पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन जेल से रिहा हो गए हैं। कोर्ट ने पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन को एक-एक लाख...
India Ink: Meet 3 friends who simplify history for us
India Ink summarize's long research papers into short, easy-to-read articles, and make animated explainer videos that explore how history affects us today.
Riya Talitha...
Rise in criminal cases against journalists worsening press freedom in India, says new report
-154 journalists detained for their work in last decade in India
- 3 journalists killed in India in 2020
- Covid-19 lockdown resulted in salary cuts,...
TCN Statement on the Arrest of Journalist Irfan Mehraj
TCN has learned that one of our editorial contributors Mr. Irfan Mehraj has been arrested by India's National Intelligence Agency on March 20th, 2023...
अब ‘वायर’ के संपादक सिद्धार्थ के विरुद्ध भी मुक़दमा दर्ज, पत्रकार मनदीप को जेल...
तन्वी सुमन । Twocircles.net
पत्रकारों के खिलाफ दर्ज किए जा रहे मामलों में एक और नाम जुड़ गया है। उत्तर प्रदेश के रामपुर जिले में...
TCN – Seed Apprenticeship Program 2021
The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...
Irresponsible journalism: Dainik Bhaskar distorts Bhopal history, disrespects ‘Rakhi’ bond, publishes false story
By AnIndianMuslim.com
Dainik Bhaskar, a Hindi newspaper, is more known for its large circulation in Hindi belt, however, it lacks respect and credibility. This was...
‘Summons, detentions, harassment’: A new normal for journalists in Kashmir
Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: As internet restrictions in Kashmir extend for over six months, journalists in the Valley have been complaining of harassment by authorities,...
Jamia student Shaheen Abdulla wins DCM journalism award
TCN News
Journalist Shaheen Abdulla from Maktoob media on Monday won the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) Award for this year in the Print and Electronic...
Media has collectively failed in Jammu and Kashmir: Anuradha Bhasin in exclusive interview
By Ayushi Malik, TwoCircles.net
On October 4, Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, the executive editor of Kashmir Times, a daily English newspaper published from Jammu, alleged that...
“Was asked to stop recording Khori Gaon villagers,” independent journalists decry ‘police harassment’
Several independent journalists were denied access to cover the recent farmer's protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi and the Khori Gaon demolition in Haryana....
“Capturing human face of a breaking story,” the legacy of India’s star photographer Danish...
Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan on July 16 while covering the conflict there, will be remembered as a fearless photojournalist who chronicled...
Book Review: Connecting Kashmir’s past with the present
The book Kashmir: Looking Back in Time-Politics, Culture, History by Khalid Bashir Ahmad is an attempt at connecting Kashmir’s past and present. The book...
India’s attacks on press freedoms similar to a dictatorship: RSF Asia-Pacific Director
The congressional briefing focused on India’s steep decline in the latest Press Freedom Index ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which plunged from 142...
In 2021, J&K was the most dangerous place for Indian journalists, says new report
Out of 17 journalists arrested in the country in 2021, J&K topped the number of arrests followed by Delhi, Maharashtra and Manipur.
Snobar |...
New J&K Media Policy 2020 is ‘Orwellian’ and ‘Kafkaesque’
By Gowhar Geelani, TwoCircles.net
Though the influential Srinagar-based Kashmir Editors Guild and other major journalist bodies and unions are strangely mum on J&K government’s new...
शानदार अंदाज वाले पत्रकार कमाल खान नही रहे ,दुःख की लहर
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
एनडीटीवी के वरिष्ठ पत्रकार कमाल ख़ान का तड़के सुबह पांच बजे दिल का दौरा पड़ने के कारण निधन हो गया हैं। उन्होंने लखनऊ...
शेरदिल भारतीय पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी अफगानिस्तान में शहीद
न्यूज डेस्क। Twocircles.net
भारतीय फोटो जर्नलिस्ट दानिश सिद्दीकी शुक्रवार को अफगान सुरक्षा बल और तालिबानी लड़ाकों के बीच चल रहे मुठभेड़ की कवरेज करते...
‘Clear case of vendetta:’ PCI condemns IT ‘surveys’ at BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai
The Press Club of India (PCI) said it is deeply concerned and distressed that such an action on an international broadcasting network will damage...
State of Indian media: 50% news shows exhibit aggressive behaviour, finds report
Tone of voice was found to be the most common expression of aggression apart from sound and visual effects
Snobar | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI —...
“You can cover the circus, but you can’t sleep with the animals”.
By Gurvinder Singh
The media also called the 'fourth estate' possesses enormous power to make or break governments, individuals and organisations.
Unfortunately over a period of...
Meet the college dropout who runs a news portal in J&K
The portal is getting recognised for reporting on issues in Chenab valley which are overlooked by the mainstream media.
Shadab Farooq | TwoCircles.net
JAMMU — When 22-year-old...
I-T ‘survey’ operations at BBC India continue for 2nd day
Several opposition parties and press bodies have criticised the survey operations at BBC’s premises.
Sana Ejaz | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — The Income Tax (I-T)...
‘Inside the heart of the conflict’, a new book on Bastar & Kashmir challenges...
A new book ‘Flaming Forest, Wounded Valley: Stories From Bastar and Kashmir’ by author and journalist Freny Manecksha investigates how places can be drastically...
Journalists Face Legal Persecution Amid Criticism of Anti-Lynching Laws: Upholding Press Freedom Amidst Controversy
Devanshi Batra, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: On a tranquil Sunday morning, Zakir Ali Tyagi, an independent journalist, was roused from slumber by the persistent ringing of his...
‘Won’t injunct media’, SC refuses plea to gag media from reporting Adani-Hindenburg issue
The Hindenburg report released last month sparked a heated debate about the business practices of one of India’s largest companies and raises serious...
कानपुर में सच दिखाने पर तीन पत्रकारों के विरुद्ध दर्ज हुए मुक़दमें
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस पर एफआईआर दर्ज कर पत्रकारों का उत्पीड़न किया जाने एक औऱ आरोप लगा है। यह मामला उत्तर प्रदेश के कानपुर...
Journalists attacked by Sangh Parivar activists in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Around 100 media personnel, including women, have been attacked in Kerala in the last two days since protests erupted after...
Kashmiri journalists ‘deprived’ of interactive space, protection as authorities shut valley’s only Press Club
The journalists from Kashmir valley lamented that they have lost a rare institution that stood by them, talked about journalistic rights, and called...
Journalism student detained for 12 hours by UP police over WhatsApp status criticising RSS
By Sukanya Roy, TwoCircles.net
Jarwal: In the dead of the night on India’s Independence day, Uttar Pradesh police picked up a journalism student Misbah Zafar...
TCN – Seed apprentice program
We are currently accepting applications for young and aspiring journalists to join TCN’s flagship journalism training and mentorship program. The vision of the program...
कोरोना का सच दिखाने पर पत्रकारों की पिटाई
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश में कोरोनावायरस के मामलों की कवरेज के दौरान पत्रकारों के साथ मारपीट और अभद्रता के मामले लगातार सामने आ...
Kashmiri independent journalist Ahmer Khan, team earn Emmy nomination for film on rise of...
By Asma Hafiz, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: A Kashmiri independent multimedia journalist Ahmer Khan, and his team’s film has been nominated for Emmy. Their film, ‘India Burning’...
“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list
Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...
PCI censures Mysuru newspaper for calling Muslims “Bad Apples”
The article headed 'Bad Apples in the Basket' was published in the newspaper Star of Mysore in wake of the Tablighi Jamaat incident in...
Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for 7 years
Yangon, Sep 3 (IANS) Two Reuters reporters were jailed on Monday for seven years for violating a state secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya...
“You will suffer same fate as Gauri Lankesh,” Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal facing online...
Kotwal said that an abuser warned Kotwal that her phone number was being widely distributed on WhatsApp groups and social media pages, with...
Journalists in Kashmir anxious after admin’s “militant sympathizers” remarks
The remarks made by the region’s top administrator in a fact-finding report by Press Council of India (PCI) has caused worry among the journalists...
Month on, Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan still in UP jail, family yet to meet
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
It’s been a month since Kerala journalist Siddiq Kappan was arrested by the UP police, while on his way to Hathras...
Three photojournalists from Jammu Kashmir win Pulitzer Prize for clampdown coverage
TCN News:
Srinagar: Three Associated Press photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand from Jammu and Kashmir have won this year's Pulitzer Prize in...
Jounralist beaten to death in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Oct 30 (IANS) A journalist of a Ranchi-based Hindi daily who had been facing threats was beaten to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district,...
Press Under Siege? The Caravan Journalists Face Legal Wrath Post Mob Assault
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Three years after being assaulted by a Hindutva mob in northeast Delhi, three journalists from The Caravan have been booked...
नम आंखों के साथ दानिश सुपुर्द ए खाक !
न्यूज डेस्क ।Twocircles.net
अफगानिस्तान में रिपोर्टिंग के दौरान मारे गए भारतीय पत्रकार दानिश सिद्दीकी को रविवार देर रात दिल्ली में सुपुर्द-ऐ-खाक़ कर दिया गया। एक...
सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश के बाद अब अपने वकील से मिल सकेंगे गिरफ्तार...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने शुक्रवार को केरल के पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन के मामले की सुनवाई करते हुए सॉलिसिटर जनरल तुषार मेहता के आवेदन...
PUCL report punches holes in ‘Phulwari Sharif Terror Module’ case, blames media for vilifying...
A seven-page report released by a civil rights group People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Patna has dismissed terror allegations against the accused...
800 days in prison: Incarcerated journalist Aasif Sultan’s family cling onto memories, hope
Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has spent more than 800 days in prison under ‘terror’ charges, which his family and media bodies have categorically dismissed....
Hundreds of academicians, journalists appeal UN Special Rapporteur to stop intimidation of Kashmiri journalists
TCN News
Members of the Kashmir Scholars Consultative Action Network have written to Prof David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of...
Recent trends in digital censorship in India
If the government wants to make digital platforms safe then it should ask Twitter to suspend those abusive Twitter accounts and abusive Twitter trends...
अब पत्रकारों के खिलाफ क्यों मुक़दमे ठोक रही है यूपी पुलिस !
बिजनोंर
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, Twocircles.net
आज़मगढ़ में प्राथमिक विद्यालय में झाड़ू लगाने की बच्चों की तस्वीर लेने वाले पत्रकार पर मुक़दमा, मिर्जापुर में मिड डे मिल...
Press Club of India demands “immediate action” against senior official for assaulting Caravan journalist
TCN News
Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and Press Club of India (PCI) have expressed shock at the detention and assault of The Caravan reporter...
400+ international civil rights advocates, organizations demand immediate release of Kashmir journalist Aasif Sultan
TCN News
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) together with over 400 civil society activists and organizations has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...
Event celebrating 200 years of Urdu journalism held at MANUU
Emiment media personalities highlighted the contribution of Urdu newspapers in two centuries of its existence in India.
Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net
HYDERABAD — An event celebrating...
39 global rights orgs’ condemn SLAPP suit filed by Hindu American Foundation against a...
The global rights organizations condemned the ‘aggressive lawsuit’ as an attempt to curtail free speech and free expression exercised by a reputed media house...
पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन को कोरोना,समर्थन में उतरे राहुल गांधी और केरल के सीएम विजयन
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
केरल के पत्रकार सिद्दीक कप्पन मथुरा जेल में कोविड पाज़िटिव पाए गए हैं। कोविड पाज़िटिव पाए जाने के बाद जेल प्रशासन...
साल 2022 की टीसीएन की कुछ शानदार रिपोर्ट
टीम टीसीएन। Twocircles.net
वर्ष 2022 संपन्न हो गया। हमें कई तरह के राजनीतिक और सामाजिक बदलाव देखने को मिले। TwoCircles.net इस दौरान पत्रकारिता का धर्म...
यूपी में लगातार हो रहा है पत्रकारों का उत्पीड़न
आसमोहम्मद कैफ। Two circles.net
शामली।
बुधवार को शामली में हुई पत्रकार अमित की पिटाई को लेकर उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी आदित्यनाथ के नेतृत्व वाली सरकार को कड़ी आलोचना...
8 YouTube news channels blocked by govt for “monetising fake anti-India comments”
The channels had a cumulative viewership of over 1.14 billion and were subscribed by over 8.5 million users.
Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net
NEW DELHI — Ministry of...
“Gender reporting in media does not exist, Urdu media no different,” say eminent media...
During the second day of the round table on “Gender Reporting in Urdu Media - Opportunities & Challenges” by the Centre for Women’s Studies...
“Such blatant move to censor press is cause of worry,” DIGIPUB on new amendments...
In a statement, DIGIPUB, which is an association of digital media organizations said that to undermine the media’s mandate is to undermine democracy...
Modi documentary fallout: Income Tax department searches BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai
Reports said that documents were seized and phones and laptops of journalists were taken away during the searches and employees were asked not...
Upper caste groups continue to dominate newsrooms across India: report
The report examined around 43 Indian print, TV, and digital media outlets for their coverage, the social location of the leadership, and the caste...
Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards
By TCN News
In the 4th Edition of Connections 2020 by the IIMC Alumni Association, independent journalist Meena Kotwal was awarded the Indian Institute of...
Kashmir’s journalist body resolves to withstand ‘policing and intimidation’
TCN News
Srinagar: Condemning the ongoing offensive against journalists launched by J&K Police, the Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) Wednesday said that journalists in Kashmir...
55 journalists in India harassed for reporting during COVID-19 pandemic, reveals Press Freedom report
TCN News
New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group has released a report on media crackdown by the government during the COVID-19 lockdown detailing harassment...
Structural Barriers to Media Openness in Kashmir
By Tanveer Ahmad Khan and Wasia Hamid
The modern age is one of global interactions wherein local happenings are shaped by the events taking place miles away...
Journalists’ unions from Kolkata, Mumbai, condemn ED raids on Newsclick
TCN News
Digital media organisations from Kolkata and the Brihanmumbai Union of Journalists (BUJ) have condemned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Newsclick, one of...
मशहूर इस्लामिक विद्वान सिद्दिक हसन का निधन
विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net
जमात-ए-इस्लामी हिंद के पूर्व सहायक अमीर प्रोफेसर के० ए० सिद्दीक हसन का मंगलवार को कोजीकोड में देहांत हो गया। वो भारत...
Government has no data on journalists killed in India
By IANS:
New Delhi, July 24: The government has no specific data on the number of journalists killed in the country because a repository of...
In a web dominated by big media, small time outlet Gaon Dastak brings news...
One of the aims of this Hindi language outlet is to reconstruct the meaning of journalism in rural India.
Suprakash Majumdar, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: From the...
ED raid on Newsclick vindictive and scandalous: CFD
CFD said that the intimidating tactics used during the days of Emergency discipline journalists are being employed by the present central government without the...
Proposal to remove any content termed fake by government will muzzle free press: Editors...
The IT Ministry has suggested amending the Information Technology Rules so that websites operating in India would have to take down content deemed...
Can you guess what this journalist’s day job is?
Najir Hussain wanted to be a journalist ever since he distributed newspapers for work but couldn't pursue his dream due to financial constraints....
Is Urdu journalism dying in India?
With decreasing readers and lack of capital driving the news content, Urdu journalism in India is staring at an uphill task to compete...
‘Public is biggest pillar of journalism,’ What Ravish Kumar said in his address after...
Ravish Kumar joined NDTV as a translator in 1996. In 27 years, his shows like Hum Log, Ravish ki Report, Des Ki Baat, and...
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Ever since she was 25 years old, Roop Rekha Verma, the former Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University and a professor of...
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Kashmiri journalist detained; Valley scribes threaten protests over ‘unconstitutional’ arrest
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Journalists in conflict-torn Kashmir have threatened to launch a widespread agitation against the detention of their colleague Asif Sultan by...
“If we don’t click pictures, what will we earn?” Kashmir’s photojournalists rue new police...
After Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar issued directions to media on April 7 to “not come close to encounter sites and cases...