#narendramodi #farmersprotest #sandeshkhali #TVNewsance We are back with Newsance this week and guess who else is back on our TV screens? Our dear leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But perhaps he never left. The usual suspects aired non-stop TV news on PM Modi throughout the week – from broadcasting his live speeches to discussing them on primetime. We also looked at what they said about the opposition leaders. TV media in India plays a special role in helping PM Modi retain his popularity. We dissect how TV news anchors and mainstream TV news channels help sustain the cult of Modi as an unshakeable leader who can make no mistake. In other news, primetime news anchors continued to term the protesting farmers ‘andolanjeevis’ or serial protesters. Sandeshkhali incident was also in news, and we look at how it was communalised. Bonus: Sudhir Chaudhary's salty coverage of Supreme Court order on Chandigarh Mayoral Elections. Watch. 0:00-1:17 CUT TO MODIJI! 1:18- 3:34 TV news pe chhaaye Modiji 3:35- 5:07 We have a primetime revision session of Modiji's speech 5:08-8:18 How TV news covers the Opposition 8:19-8:42 Rahul’s comment on Aishwarya Rai 8:43-10:00 TV news' obsession with Bollywood stars 10:01-10:43 BJP’s hypocrisy on women’s rights 10:44-12:05 Modiji’s awkward comment on electoral eonds verdict 12:06-13:21 What should a journalist do? 13:21-14:32 Arnab bashing the farmers 14:33-15:33 The denial of right to protest 15:34-17:00 You get a label. Everyone gets a label! 17:01-18:40 What is the Sandeshkhali case? 18:41-19:28 How is Smriti Irani weaponising Sandeskhali? 19:29-20:10 How is Mamata escaping accountability? 20:11-22:40 Arnab’s hypocrisy on journalistic freedom 22:41-23:26 Supreme Court to democracy's rescue 23:26-24:10 Sushant Sinha justifying tampering with the ballot 24:11-25:10 How Sudhir complained about the judiciary 25:11-26:42 EXCLUSIVE NL-TNM investigation series Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=newsance Power NL and TNM's coverage of the 2024 general elections: https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund?ref=nl-social Download the all-new Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61PEo0QeacOqU9vr2k Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry