{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/5ed18788e732aa57ece43a43?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 117: Central Vista, layoffs at The Telegraph, and more","description":"<p>In this episode, host Snigdha Sharma is joined by Newslaundry’s Ayan Sharma and Hameeda Syed.</p><p><br></p><p>Hameeda begins the podcast with a discussion on her extensive <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/05/22/central-vista-why-modis-new-new-delhi-isnt-a-shining-city\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">report</a> on Narendra Modi’s redevelopment plans for Delhi’s Central Vista. She talks about various aspects of the project including its very need, cost, clearances, public consultation, and aesthetic. Ayan talks about his <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/05/26/made-to-feel-unwanted-pregnant-employee-says-assamese-tv-channel-forced-her-to-quit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">report</a> on <em>Prag News</em>, an Assamese news channel that forced one of its pregnant employees to quit, saying they needed “agile people” at the workplace. The trio also discuss the <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/05/21/telegraph-closes-operations-in-northeast-and-jharkhand-lays-off-over-35-staff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">layoffs</a> at <em>The Telegraph</em>, and the <a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/05/19/tough-on-modi-soft-on-mamata-how-telegraph-covered-covid-responses-by-two-governments\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">glaring contrast</a> in how the newspaper covered the COVID-19 response by the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}