![]() "Dear Barkha, In the attachment is the cover story (divided into introduction and the transcripts). My email id is again,when she asked the magazine's Editor why the basic tenets of journalism had not been followed in seeking her response before publishing these accusations, this is the reply she received.Ģ. I would love to carry your response in the next issue if you would like to send one. There is one bit in the strap where the word "go-between" is used which I dont like myself. In fact there is not much remarkable and you will not be embarrassed by it. We have carried the Radia transcripts which include some of your conversations with her. I can send a copy of the magazine to you right away or you can check the story on the website. Ironically, when Barkha Dutt raised this smear campaign with the magazine's editor, Manu Joseph, these are the responses she got.ġ. To call this process "lobbying" is a serious and defamatory distortion of journalistic practices. Transcripts of conversations between journalist Barkha Dutt and lobbyist Nira Radia alleged to reveal hand-in-glove working of journalists and lobbyists. She also mentions to Bhattacharya, that ‘your friend Sunil Mittal, has been lobbying against Raja (for Maran).’ In a subsequent tape, Nira Radia is heard saying ‘Barkha has got Congress(political party) to issue a statement’.At every stage effective journalism involves engagement with a multitude of characters in the process of gathering news and information. Radia, in a later conversation with Ranjan Bhattacharya, who also appears to be acting as a conduit to the Congress, mentions the above conversation, where she says, ‘I made Barkha call up Congress, and get a statement from Congress whether the Prime Minister has actually said that he doesn’t want Baalu, which she carried that he had never said it’. In a later conversation at 1047 IST, Barkha says that it (conveying the message to Congress) was ‘not a problem’ and that she would talk to Ghulam (Nabi Azad). Radia: ‘my honest advice is that you tell them (Congress) that they need to tell him (Karunanidhi) directly. Barkha Dutt at 0948 IST.ĭutt: ‘The stalemate (between Congress and DMK) continues, ya It was a perfect example of lobbying, let’s see one sample conversation ::Īccording to the transcripts of the tapes, Radia lobbied against the reappointment of Dayanidhi Maran to the post of Union IT and Communications minister. Did journalists act as middleman? Is Radia Gate biggest bloat on Indian Journalism? Role of Barkha Dutt in 2G scam -On Mrs Radia&39s and Kanimozhi&39s behalf Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi were negotiating for ministerial birth - Tapes are out desp. Some of the biggest names in Indian Journalism were accused in Radia Gate, media controversy, acting as power brokers, middle man and go betweens political parties and corporate houses. YouTube - Barkha Dutt Nira Radia Exposed Tape - 2. Vir Sanghvi, HT advisory editorial director.Shankar Aiyar, then with India Today Group.Prabhu Chawla, editor of India Today magazine.Barkha Dutt, Group editor, English news, NDTV.This will make one understand about the seriousness of the acti. ![]() The following names came into this controversy :: Karan Thaper of CNN IBN is in discussion (over recent OPEN magazine expos) with Arun Shourie. ![]() The company used to work in corporate communication and liaison related things.īeing the owner of India’s leading corporate communication company, she built strong contacts among media, politics and corporate. Nira Radia was the owner of Vaishnavi Corporate Communications Pvt. If you listen to these tapes on YouTube, you will realize how Radia attempted to use some media persons to influence the decision to appoint A. Radia, who was scheduled to appear in court on December 5 last year to testify as a CBI witness, had earlier sought three months time on the ground that she had reportedly undergone a surgery for a neurological ailment. ![]() Some of the conversations suggested that Radia was attempting to broker deals in relation to the 2G spectrum sale. ![]() The Central Bureau of Investigation also got 5,851 recordings of phone conversations by Radia. The Indian Income Tax department, after getting approval from Home Ministry tapped Radia’s phone lines for 300 days in 2008-2009 as part of their investigations into possible money laundering, restricted financial practices, and tax evasion. The content of the tape was very shocking, it revealed the telephone conversations of Nira Radia with senior journalists, politicians, and corporate houses. Almost one year back, it was a black day for Indian journalism when Open magazine broke the story of the Radia tapes. ![]()
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