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Asian Television awards, November 2007

Barkha Dutt is the group editor of English news at New Delhi Television[1].


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Barkha reporting from the war front

Education

Dutt was educated in Delhi and in New York. She studied at Modern School,New Delhi, 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.[2] She was one of the winners of the prestigious Inlaks Scholarship, which sends 6 Indians overseas to study every year.

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. Her sensitive coverage of the Tsunami in 2004 also won her critical acclaim. [3] Dutt began her journalistic career at NDTV, a TV production house which used to create news programmes and provide content to Star TV. Later, NDTV created its own independent news and content channels, and Barkha Dutt rose to be its Managing Editor for English News. She appeals to viewers across a wide spectrum: her recent placing in a poll of Hindi newspapaper readers highlights her relevance to audiences beyond the English-speaking minorities in India. [4] Her iconic status has inspired several Bollywood films, including the critically acclaimed Lakshya, in which Priety Zinta played a character called Romila Dutta, based on Barkha.[5]

Criticism

Her reporting of the Kargil conflict was criticized by Admiral Sureesh Mehta who insinuated that she may have compromised the security of the troops by giving away locations.[6] Ms Dutt refuted these charges in her response by citing Gen VP Malik's book that had opined otherwise.Gen Malik in his book had also praised her professionalism. [7]

Barkha Dutt, according to Christian Science Monitor, was the journalist who came in for the most criticism after the Mumbai Terror Attacks. [8]. The Facebook group, "Barkha Dutt for worst journalist in the world," has attracted nearly 1,500 members since its creation following the attacks; there are posts there that talk about her being melodramatic, arrogant, and insensitive to relatives of victims. According to a study by Newswatch, a media watchdog based in Delhi, Barkha Dutt was the worst anchor in terms of sensationalizing the Mumbai Terror Strikes.[9] Quite recently, Junaid Azim Mattu, a Kashmiri blogger and political activist, came out in strong criticism of Indian journalists for their allegedly biased and jingoistic media coverage of events in Kashmir and the Mumbai Terror Attacks. Mattu's articles in Kashmir's leading daily, The Greater Kashmir, referred to the allegedly jingoistic and nationalistic tenor of Indian journalists as "The Barkhanization of The Indian Middle Class". Mattu is also clear that this is just a name he has given to the phenomenon he discusses, and he has no grouse against Barkha.[10]

Awards

Her work has won her over twenty international and national awards including the Padma Shri Award (Journalism), 2008.[11]


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  1. ^ Dutt, Barkha (2008-12-04). "On the record: Mumbai and media coverage". NDTV. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ^ De, Roopa. "She dares". Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  3. ^ "Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod Dua and Barkha Dutt Conferred Padma Shri". Max Digital Media. 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  4. ^ http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2009/newsfullstory.php?id=1230893978
  5. ^ http://ww.smashits.com/news/bollywood/movie-review/3635/lakshya.html
  6. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/03/stories/2008120360861300.htm
  7. ^ http://ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/showcolumns.aspx?id=COLEN20080075194
  8. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1224/p01s01-wosc.html
  9. ^ http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/50000
  10. ^ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=7_1_2009&ItemID=17&cat=12
  11. ^ "Barkha Dutt, Vinod Dua get the Padma Shri". NDTV. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
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