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Wednesday, March 23 2022 Dive In |
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 The film is a moving and powerful document, but its presentation of Khabar Lahariya as an organisation with a particular and consuming focus of reporting on one party and the mobilisation around this, is inaccurate. We recognise the prerogative of independent filmmakers to present the story that they choose to, but we would like to say that this eclipses the kind of work and the kind of local journalism we have done for twenty years, the reason we are different from other mainstream media of our times. It is a story which captures a part of ours, and part stories have a way of distorting the whole sometimes.  |
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That’s the statement put out by the grassroots news organisation Khabar Lahariya—in response to an Oscar-nominated documentary on their work titled ‘Writing With Fire’. In response, filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh said: “Khabar Lahariya’s statement is an acknowledgement of the fractured and complex times we are in. While their statement is deeply disappointing to us, we remain committed supporters of their mission, work and onward journey.” You can read Khabar Lahariya’s statement and the filmmakers’ response here.
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