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In a talk show on the [[Noida double murder case]] aired by NDTV, members of the audience and experts invited by Barkha, wrongly referred to ''India TV'' as the purported broadcaster of the pornographic MMS instead of ''India News''. Deepak Chaurasia, Senior Editor, Aaj Tak to complained to the Information & Broadcasting Ministry about the general misconception <ref>[http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14693333 'India TV did not air Aarushi photo']</ref>. Supreme Court bench, criticized the role of the media (including NDTV), in this case.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081960211100.htm Court to lay down norms for coverage of criminal cases]</ref> |
In a talk show on the [[Noida double murder case]] aired by NDTV, members of the audience and experts invited by Barkha, wrongly referred to ''India TV'' as the purported broadcaster of the pornographic MMS instead of ''India News''. Deepak Chaurasia, Senior Editor, Aaj Tak to complained to the Information & Broadcasting Ministry about the general misconception <ref>[http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14693333 'India TV did not air Aarushi photo']</ref>. Supreme Court bench, criticized the role of the media (including NDTV), in this case.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/19/stories/2008081960211100.htm Court to lay down norms for coverage of criminal cases]</ref> |
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There has been some criticism of Barkha and her TV channel around the November Mumbai attacks, and she has responded with posts on her website |
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Revision as of 06:26, 6 December 2008
Barkha Dutt is the group editor of English news at New Delhi Television[1].
Early life
Barkha Dutt was born to S.P. Dutt and Prabha Dutt (nee Behl).[2] Her father was an official in Air-India[3] and her mother who died in 1984, when Barkha was thirteen,[2] was Chief of Bureau of the Hindustan Times.[3] Her childhood days were spent shuttling between New Delhi and New York.[3]
Education
Dutt graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi studying English literature; received a master's in Mass Communications from Jamia Millia Islamia; and a master's in journalism from Columbia University, New York.[3]
Career
Dutt's reporting of the Kargil conflict in 1999, including an interview with Captain Vikram Batra, brought her to prominence in India. She has since covered conflicts in Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.[4]
Currently, she is the Managing Editor of NDTV 24x7 and the host of We the People, a discussion show covering current events. [4]
Controversies
In a talk show on the Noida double murder case aired by NDTV, members of the audience and experts invited by Barkha, wrongly referred to India TV as the purported broadcaster of the pornographic MMS instead of India News. Deepak Chaurasia, Senior Editor, Aaj Tak to complained to the Information & Broadcasting Ministry about the general misconception [5]. Supreme Court bench, criticized the role of the media (including NDTV), in this case.[6]
There has been some criticism of Barkha and her TV channel around the November Mumbai attacks, and she has responded with posts on her website [[1]]
Awards
Her work has won her over twenty international and national awards including the Padma Shri Award (Journalism), 2008.[7]
References
- ^ Dutt, Barkha (2008-12-04). "On the record: Mumbai and media coverage". NDTV. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ a b Dutt, Nirupama (2004-07-11). "Dutt's way to blaze a trail". The Tribune. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ a b c d De, Roopa. "She dares". Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ a b "Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod Dua and Barkha Dutt Conferred Padma Shri". Max Digital Media. 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ 'India TV did not air Aarushi photo'
- ^ Court to lay down norms for coverage of criminal cases
- ^ "Barkha Dutt, Vinod Dua get the Padma Shri". NDTV. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
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