Media mentions of the NDTV episode

Perhaps I spoke too soon. Or perhaps the MSM were a little late on this. But be that as it may. Here is a list of mainstream media outlets who have picked up the issue of NDTV bullying the (by now incredibly famous) blogger C Kunte.

Call it a war between a Goliath and many Davids! Blogs are up in arms against NDTV’s Barkha Dutt after the TV channel sued a blogger who attacked her coverage of Mumbai terror attacks.

The blogger, Chyetanya Kunte, in his post named Shoddy Jounralism, had come down heavily on Barkha Dutt for “breaking every rule of ethical journalism in reporting the Mumbai mayhem.”

He had also accused Dutt of “giving away locations in her broadcasts, thus causing Indian casualties” during the Kargil war.

NDTV soon issued a legal notice to the blogger, forcing him tender an ‘unconditional apology’ and remove the post. (Source: Mid-Day)

The matter also found mention in the Pune Mirror over here:

First of all, I would like to congratulate Chyetanya Kunte and Barkha Dutt, that very powerful beacon of free speech on NDTV, for proving that bloggers actually exercise more power than we think.

I had not heard of CK’s ‘blogsploits’ (that can be a new word — exploits on a blog) till I got a forwarded mail about the TV giant asking Kunte to apologise for saying things without proof.

I read the apology too. It sounded cool in its legalese, where Kunte says that Barkha Dutt’s reporting did not result in the death of Kargil soldiers and that she didn’t give away crucial information during 26/11 about hostages.

After reading the apology, I felt CK did not even write it because his writing style on his blog is different. Of course, I have no information to back up my claim, just as CK didn’t have proof to back up his. (Source: Pune Mirror)

If there are links I am missing here, do fill me in in the comments. I have a feeling there will be more mentions of this before all is said and done.