Journalism and justice have been the themes of John Dayal's work for nearly 5 decades. In this discussion he discusses how journalism has changed over the years, the long history of communal violence in India and the role that justice can play in providing hope for the future.
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https://youtu.be/QUFtjSO_KB8Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Aftermath of Partition
4:02 - Lessons Post WW2
7:14 - Science Stream
9:09 - Understanding communalism
12:10 - History of riots
15:30 - Can't be neutral on a moving train
16:46 - Choosing journalism
19:41 - Early lessons
22:20 - Criticising the young State
25:15 - Covering Communal Violence
28:23 - Role of Police
32:41 - Ghettoization
34:08 - Being an outsider
35:42.- Talking to Victims
38:50 - Journalism as complicit
43:44 - Hindutva Lab
48:53 - Perpetrators rule, victims traumatized
51:41 - Advice to young journalists
56:15 - Pro-government Stenographers
