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	'''''Newslaundry''''' is an Indian [[media watchdog]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sachdev\|first=Alisha\|date=9 April 2018\|title=How Fake News Spreads in India\|url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/how-fake-news-spreads-in-india/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[The Diplomat]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=4 August 2019\|title=Study finds SC and ST journalists missing from Indian media\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/study-finds-sc-and-st-journalists-missing-from-indian-news-media/cid/1695824\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[Telegraph India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=3 August 2019\|title=English newspapers are worse than Hindi on representing Dalit, Adivasi writers: Oxfam India report\|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/caste/oxfam-india-report-media-representation\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[The Caravan (magazine)]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Buncombe\|first=Andrew\|date=2013-11-07\|title=The family feud which is gripping India's media: Editor of 'The Hindu' newspaper resigns\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-family-feud-which-is-gripping-indias-media-editor-of-the-hindu-newspaper-resigns-8925384.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=[[The Independent]]\|language=en}}</ref> that provides media critique, reportage and satirical commentary.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/dRee392IRS2yrektH1CsHL/The-third-wave-of-digital-news.html\|title=The third wave of digital news\|first=Venkatesh\|last=Upadhyay\|date=21 July 2013\|website=Livemint}}</ref> It was founded in 2012 by [[Abhinandan Sekhri]], [[Madhu Trehan]] and Prashant Sareen, all of whom earlier worked in print or television journalism.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/india_digital_revolution_startups_scoopwhoop_wire_times.php/\|title=Can the digital revolution save Indian journalism?\|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref> It was India's first subscription-driven website when launched, and since then other platforms have followed a similar ~~non-advertising~~ model, like ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal\|title=Indian Entrepreneurial Journalism\|first1=Summer\|last1=Harlow\|first2=Monica\|last2=Chadha\|date=26 April 2019\|journal=Journalism Studies\|volume=20\|issue=6\|pages=891–910\|doi=10.1080/1461670X.2018.1463170\|s2cid=150110223}}</ref> In ~~2016, executive editor Manisha Pande and Sandeep Pai reported on how the politicians misuse the~~ [[~~public sector undertakings in India~~]]~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ramnath-goenka-awards-reporters-who-won-in-print-television-and-digital-media-3739210/\|title=RNG Awards: Winners in Print~~, ~~Television and Digital media\|date=6 November 2016}}</ref> It won the~~ [[~~Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award~~]] ~~for investigative reporting~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rng-excellence-~~in~~-journalism-awards-2015-full-list-of-winners-3733730/\|title=Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2015: Full list~~ of ~~winners\|date=3 November 2016}}</ref> The platform also hosts podcasts dedicated to politics~~, ~~culture and entertainment~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/wezx5YVSz0kIE6EOxU5ZhL/The-big-digital-paywall-question.html\|title=The big digital paywall question\|first=Shuchi\|last=Bansal\|date=27 October 2016\|website=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/article/908291/why-the-indian-podcasting-industry-needs-more-high-quality-crap-in-2019\|title=Why the Indian podcasting industry needs more 'high-quality crap' in 2019\|first=Rohan\|last=Venkataramakrishnan\|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>		'''''Newslaundry''''' is an Indian [[media watchdog]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sachdev\|first=Alisha\|date=9 April 2018\|title=How Fake News Spreads in India\|url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/how-fake-news-spreads-in-india/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[The Diplomat]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=4 August 2019\|title=Study finds SC and ST journalists missing from Indian media\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/study-finds-sc-and-st-journalists-missing-from-indian-news-media/cid/1695824\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[Telegraph India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=3 August 2019\|title=English newspapers are worse than Hindi on representing Dalit, Adivasi writers: Oxfam India report\|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/caste/oxfam-india-report-media-representation\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|website=[[The Caravan (magazine)]]\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Buncombe\|first=Andrew\|date=2013-11-07\|title=The family feud which is gripping India's media: Editor of 'The Hindu' newspaper resigns\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-family-feud-which-is-gripping-indias-media-editor-of-the-hindu-newspaper-resigns-8925384.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=[[The Independent]]\|language=en}}</ref> that provides media critique, reportage and satirical commentary.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/dRee392IRS2yrektH1CsHL/The-third-wave-of-digital-news.html\|title=The third wave of digital news\|first=Venkatesh\|last=Upadhyay\|date=21 July 2013\|website=Livemint}}</ref> It was founded in 2012 by [[Abhinandan Sekhri]], [[Madhu Trehan]] and Prashant Sareen, all of whom earlier worked in print or television journalism.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/india_digital_revolution_startups_scoopwhoop_wire_times.php/\|title=Can the digital revolution save Indian journalism?\|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref> It was India's first subscription-driven website when launched, and since then other platforms have followed a similar model, like ''[[The Wire (India)\|The Wire]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal\|title=Indian Entrepreneurial Journalism\|first1=Summer\|last1=Harlow\|first2=Monica\|last2=Chadha\|date=26 April 2019\|journal=Journalism Studies\|volume=20\|issue=6\|pages=891–910\|doi=10.1080/1461670X.2018.1463170\|s2cid=150110223}}</ref> In contrast to news websites such as ''[[The Quint]]'', ''[[ThePrint]]'' or ''[[Scroll.in]]'', ''Newslaundry'' solely relies on public subscriptions, instead of advertisements, for revenue.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/wezx5YVSz0kIE6EOxU5ZhL/The-big-digital-paywall-question.html\|title=The big digital paywall question\|first=Shuchi\|last=Bansal\|date=27 October 2016\|website=mint}}</ref>

	== ~~Lawsuits~~ ==		In 2015, executive editor Manisha Pande and Sandeep Pai reported on how the politicians misuse the [[public sector undertakings in India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ramnath-goenka-awards-reporters-who-won-in-print-television-and-digital-media-3739210/\|title=RNG Awards: Winners in Print, Television and Digital media\|date=6 November 2016}}</ref> Their work won the [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award]] for investigative reporting.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rng-excellence-in-journalism-awards-2015-full-list-of-winners-3733730/\|title=Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2015: Full list of winners\|date=3 November 2016}}</ref> The platform also hosts podcasts dedicated to politics, culture and entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/wezx5YVSz0kIE6EOxU5ZhL/The-big-digital-paywall-question.html\|title=The big digital paywall question\|first=Shuchi\|last=Bansal\|date=27 October 2016\|website=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/article/908291/why-the-indian-podcasting-industry-needs-more-high-quality-crap-in-2019\|title=Why the Indian podcasting industry needs more 'high-quality crap' in 2019\|first=Rohan\|last=Venkataramakrishnan\|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>

	=== ~~BCCL Defamation Suit~~ ===		== Products ==
	On the 19th of January, 2021, the [[The Times Group\|Bennett, Coleman, and Company Limited]] (BCCL), also commonly known as The Times Group, filed a civil defamation suit of in the Bombay High Court ₹100 crore. The suit alleged that Newslaundry had defamed the director of the BCCL [[Vineet Jain]], and Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar who are the editor's of their news channel [[Times Now]]. It claimed that an episode of Newslaundry's ''TV Newsance'' uploaded on October 10th, 2020<ref>{{Citation\|title=Toadies Banega Tu? {{!}} TV Newsance Episode: 107\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzgJdE5xls\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> which criticised the news channel on its coverage on the arrest of actress [[Rhea Chakraborty]] was “beyond the realm of satire, parody or spoof” and “false, baseless and highly defamatory”. It further also claimed that the video uploaded on their channel on 27th November, 2020 titled ''Explained: How to rig TRP''<ref>{{Citation\|title=EXPLAINED: BARC's TV audience measurement system is rotten {{!}} NL Cheatsheet\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWD8oLd4s1g\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> defamed and maligned the images of Shivashankar and Kumar.

	Newslaundry responded to this suit by claiming that the legal notices was an attempt to silence criticism.<ref>{{Cite web\|~~last~~=Staff~~\|first=Scroll~~\|title=Times Group files Rs 100-crore defamation case against 'Newslaundry' for videos on TV anchors\|url=https://scroll.in/latest/986456/times-group-files-rs-100-crore-defamation-case-against-newslaundry-for-videos-on-tv-anchors\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-01-29\|title=Times of India parent company sues media watchdog Newslaundry for $13.7 million\|url=https://cpj.org/2021/01/times-of-india-parent-company-sues-media-watchdog-newslaundry-for-13-7-million/\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=Committee to Protect Journalists\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-21\|title=Times Group sends notice to Newslaundry for Rs 100 crore, unfazed NL does a takedown of notice\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/times-group-sues-newslaundry-rs-100-crore-unfazed-nl-does-takedown-notice-140041\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref>		=== Website ===
			Newslaundry does not rely on advertisement for its revenue, and claims to be solely reliant on subscriptions for their income. Their website offers two kinds of subscriptions, ''Disruptor'' and ''Game Changer.'' The subscriptions allows users access to all stories and podcasts, such as ''NL Hafta'' and ''Let’s Talk About'', interactions with the Newslaundry team and subscriber only events and discord server. They also allow the option for users to gift subscriptions.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Welcome to Newslaundry. Sabki dhulai. You watch. We’re watching.\|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription\|access-date=2021-06-04\|website=Newslaundry}}{{primary source inline\|date=July 2021}}</ref>

			== Reception ==

			=== BCCL defamation lawsuit ===
			On the 19th of January, 2021, the [[The Times Group\|Bennett, Coleman, and Company Limited]] (BCCL), also commonly known as The Times Group, filed a ₹100 crore civil defamation suit against Newslaundry in the Bombay High Court. The suit alleged that Newslaundry had defamed the director of the BCCL [[Vineet Jain]], as well as Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar, who are the editors of their news channel [[Times Now]]. It claimed that an episode of Newslaundry's ''TV Newsance'' uploaded on October 10, 2020,<ref>{{Citation\|title=Toadies Banega Tu? {{!}} TV Newsance Episode: 107\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzgJdE5xls\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> which criticised the news channel for its coverage of the arrest of actress [[Rhea Chakraborty]], was “''beyond the realm of satire, parody or spoof''” and “''false, baseless and highly defamatory''”. It further also claimed that the video uploaded on their channel on 27 November 2020 titled ''Explained: How to rig TRP''<ref>{{Citation\|title=EXPLAINED: BARC's TV audience measurement system is rotten {{!}} NL Cheatsheet\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWD8oLd4s1g\|language=en\|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> defamed and maligned the images of Shivashankar and Kumar.

			Newslaundry responded to this suit by claiming that the legal notices was an attempt to silence criticism<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Scroll Staff\|title=Times Group files Rs 100-crore defamation case against 'Newslaundry' for videos on TV anchors\|url=https://scroll.in/latest/986456/times-group-files-rs-100-crore-defamation-case-against-newslaundry-for-videos-on-tv-anchors\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-01-29\|title=Times of India parent company sues media watchdog Newslaundry for $13.7 million\|url=https://cpj.org/2021/01/times-of-india-parent-company-sues-media-watchdog-newslaundry-for-13-7-million/\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=Committee to Protect Journalists\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-12-21\|title=Times Group sends notice to Newslaundry for Rs 100 crore, unfazed NL does a takedown of notice\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/times-group-sues-newslaundry-rs-100-crore-unfazed-nl-does-takedown-notice-140041\|access-date=2021-03-17\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}</ref> and also said that "''no one including media should be above scrutiny''".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Hakim\|first=Sharmeen\|date=2021-02-09\|title='No One Including Media Should Be Above Scrutiny':Newslaundry Responds to Times Group's Rs 100 Cr Defamation Suit\|url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/newslaundry-defamation-times-group-times-now-bombay-high-court-100cr-169582\|access-date=2021-06-05\|website=www.livelaw.in\|language=en}}</ref>

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			== External links ==
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	~~== External Links ==~~

	* [https://www.newslaundry.com/ Website]
	* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCustbySVJGb659WDpdkeATg YouTube channel]
	* [https://twitter.com/newslaundry Twitter]

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'''''Newslaundry''''' is an Indian [[media watchdog]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sachdev|first=Alisha|date=9 April 2018|title=How Fake News Spreads in India|url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/how-fake-news-spreads-in-india/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[The Diplomat]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=4 August 2019|title=Study finds SC and ST journalists missing from Indian media|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/study-finds-sc-and-st-journalists-missing-from-indian-news-media/cid/1695824|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[Telegraph India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=3 August 2019|title=English newspapers are worse than Hindi on representing Dalit, Adivasi writers: Oxfam India report|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/caste/oxfam-india-report-media-representation|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|website=[[The Caravan (magazine)]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Buncombe|first=Andrew|date=2013-11-07|title=The family feud which is gripping India's media: Editor of 'The Hindu' newspaper resigns|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/the-family-feud-which-is-gripping-indias-media-editor-of-the-hindu-newspaper-resigns-8925384.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref> that provides media critique, reportage and satirical commentary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/dRee392IRS2yrektH1CsHL/The-third-wave-of-digital-news.html|title=The third wave of digital news|first=Venkatesh|last=Upadhyay|date=21 July 2013|website=Livemint}}</ref> It was founded in 2012 by [[Abhinandan Sekhri]], [[Madhu Trehan]] and Prashant Sareen, all of whom earlier worked in print or television journalism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjr.org/special_report/india_digital_revolution_startups_scoopwhoop_wire_times.php/|title=Can the digital revolution save Indian journalism?|website=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref> It was India's first subscription-driven website when launched, and since then other platforms have followed a similar non-advertising model, like ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Indian Entrepreneurial Journalism|first1=Summer|last1=Harlow|first2=Monica|last2=Chadha|date=26 April 2019|journal=Journalism Studies|volume=20|issue=6|pages=891–910|doi=10.1080/1461670X.2018.1463170|s2cid=150110223}}</ref> In 2016, executive editor Manisha Pande and Sandeep Pai reported on how the politicians misuse the [[public sector undertakings in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/ramnath-goenka-awards-reporters-who-won-in-print-television-and-digital-media-3739210/|title=RNG Awards: Winners in Print, Television and Digital media|date=6 November 2016}}</ref> It won the [[Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award]] for investigative reporting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/rng-excellence-in-journalism-awards-2015-full-list-of-winners-3733730/|title=Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2015: Full list of winners|date=3 November 2016}}</ref> The platform also hosts podcasts dedicated to politics, culture and entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/wezx5YVSz0kIE6EOxU5ZhL/The-big-digital-paywall-question.html|title=The big digital paywall question|first=Shuchi|last=Bansal|date=27 October 2016|website=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/908291/why-the-indian-podcasting-industry-needs-more-high-quality-crap-in-2019|title=Why the Indian podcasting industry needs more 'high-quality crap' in 2019|first=Rohan|last=Venkataramakrishnan|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>

== Lawsuits ==

=== BCCL Defamation Suit ===
On the 19th of January, 2021, the [[The Times Group|Bennett, Coleman, and Company Limited]] (BCCL), also commonly known as The Times Group, filed a civil defamation suit of in the Bombay High Court ₹100 crore. The suit alleged that Newslaundry had defamed the director of the BCCL [[Vineet Jain]], and Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar who are the editor's of their news channel [[Times Now]]. It claimed that an episode of Newslaundry's ''TV Newsance'' uploaded on October 10th, 2020<ref>{{Citation|title=Toadies Banega Tu? {{!}} TV Newsance Episode: 107|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzgJdE5xls|language=en|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> which criticised the news channel on its coverage on the arrest of actress [[Rhea Chakraborty]] was “beyond the realm of satire, parody or spoof” and “false, baseless and highly defamatory”. It further also claimed that the video uploaded on their channel on 27th November, 2020 titled ''Explained: How to rig TRP''<ref>{{Citation|title=EXPLAINED: BARC's TV audience measurement system is rotten {{!}} NL Cheatsheet|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWD8oLd4s1g|language=en|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref> defamed and maligned the images of Shivashankar and Kumar.

Newslaundry responded to this suit by claiming that the legal notices was an attempt to silence criticism.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Scroll|title=Times Group files Rs 100-crore defamation case against 'Newslaundry' for videos on TV anchors|url=https://scroll.in/latest/986456/times-group-files-rs-100-crore-defamation-case-against-newslaundry-for-videos-on-tv-anchors|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Times of India parent company sues media watchdog Newslaundry for $13.7 million|url=https://cpj.org/2021/01/times-of-india-parent-company-sues-media-watchdog-newslaundry-for-13-7-million/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Committee to Protect Journalists|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-21|title=Times Group sends notice to Newslaundry for Rs 100 crore, unfazed NL does a takedown of notice|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/times-group-sues-newslaundry-rs-100-crore-unfazed-nl-does-takedown-notice-140041|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Podcasting companies]]
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== External Links ==

* [https://www.newslaundry.com/ Website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCustbySVJGb659WDpdkeATg YouTube channel]
* [https://twitter.com/newslaundry Twitter]

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