{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec246dc70f8f107de229629/650c615b70c2cb0012364b69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reporters Without Orders Ep 289: Dating coaches in India, ‘political analysts’ on TV news","description":"<p>This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by <em>Newslaundry</em>’s Basant Kumar</p><p>and <em>The Morning Context’s</em> Ayush Tiwari.</p><p><br></p><p>Basant explains his <a href=\"https://hindi.newslaundry.com/2023/09/16/who-are-these-political-analyst-nighat-abbas-sangeet-ragi-shubhrastha\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">report</a> on how some Indian news channels call ‘political analysts’ for their primetime shows, but some of them actually have ties to the BJP.</p><p><br></p><p>Ayush, meanwhile, <a href=\"https://themorningcontext.com/chaos/can-indian-men-become-a-sizeable-business-for-dating-coaches\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reported</a> on the rise of dating coaches in India, fuelled by the Covid pandemic and the limitations of dating apps. But, as he explains, some of them employ questionable coaching methods.</p><p><br></p><p>The panel also discusses the INDIA alliance’s decision to boycott 14 anchors, and whether this will have an impact on upcoming elections.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p>00:00:00 - Introduction</p><p>00:01:03 - ‘Political analysts’ on TV news</p><p>00:05:39 - Dating coaches</p><p>00:34:52 - Recommendations</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ayush</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://theimpression.thesignal.co/p/koo-twitter-bharat-india\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Koo’s search for ‘Bharat’</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Basant</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/artist/12Ie3mO6sfgT2bIdFAjIom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meena Kumari</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.f4040237-b062-4464-a3c7-f8814540e837?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Song of Scorpions</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tanishka</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://theprint.in/ground-reports/bhanwari-devi-was-raped-for-trying-to-stop-1992-child-marriage-i-curse-her-daily-says-bride/1765956/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bhanwari Devi was raped for trying to stop 1992 child marriage. ‘I curse her daily,’ says bride</a></p><h4><br></h4><p><strong><em>Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}