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Beyond the outrage: Media coverage of Kolkata rape-murder case has many blind spots https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/08/22/beyond-the-outrage-media-coverage-of-kolkata-rape-murder-case-has-many-blind-spots  Kalpana Sharma 22 Aug, 2024 Proximity and relevance to a media market continue to determine what sexual crimes get detailed coverage.

the task of sifting fact from fiction becomes even more difficult for journalists reporting on this case. The obfuscation by the hospital authorities has added additional hurdles in obtaining verified information. And the conflicting narratives put out by the warring political groups have only added to the confusion. 

The real tragedy of the shifting focus of media reporting, which is now on the hospital authorities and their inaction, is that the central issue of the safety of women professionals at the workplace has become almost incidental. The protestors have not forgotten and continue to highlight it. But the media’s gaze has shifted. 

 'Bail is rule, Jail exception'– Why SC verdicts in UAPA/PMLA cases underlining this, are significant https://youtu.be/METGaWVhohc?t=69  . In separate orders the top court reminded High Courts and trial courts that they “must not play safe” when it comes to grant of bail. What is the implication of these rulings and is the Supreme Court on a course correction considering it  has in the past raised the bar higher for grant of bail in these cases? Right of Prosecution vs rights of individual. These special laws have altered this balance. 
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https://scroll.in/article/1072240/how-the-government-undercut-tiss-over-the-past-decade   in June 2023, when the University Grants Commission compelled five institutions across the country to which it provided more than 50% funding, including TISS, to sign new agreements...

 the new memorandum of agreement stated that since the University Grants Commission provided more than 50% of the funds to the institution, it would now appoint a vice chancellor, and pro vice chancellor, a key post under the vice chancellor. These posts had not existed before. The new agreement did away with the post of the director, and reduced the number of board seats the Tata Trusts had to one...

The Tatas had given faculty considerable autonomy, teachers said. Faculty also said they could challenge opinions and decisions of the Tatas without fearing repercussions. As the Union government has sought to displace them, this freedom and transparency has been jeopardised, they noted...

of late they have been kept in the dark about many administrative decisions. For instance, the facilitation committee, which, according to the institution’s website, “ensures alignment in decision-making, management and coordination amongst schools, centres, administrative units, and the general administration” has become “defunct”..

TISS, and other social science institutions, have also been negatively affected by the Central government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework, launched in 2015....