| Nov 28, 2015

The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards are pretty sought after. There is no metric to measure that sentiment or to measure the credibility (of an award or a journalist) but it is fair to come to the conclusion, after having spoken to news media professionals, that the Ramnath Goenka Awards matter.

Ramnath Goenka Awards are built on giant reputations. So, I was surprised if not blown away when I heard that Sudhir Chaudhary from Zee News had won this award. ...Mr Chaudhary, for those who came in late, is one of the people involved in the Zee-Jindal fracas that involved, stings, counter stings and allegations of extortion

In today’s day and age, the rehabilitation of journalists after an episode or scandal that damaged their careers does not seem so difficult. Maybe that’s fair if you believe everyone deserves a second chance. But is that good for journalism

I figured I would reach out to three journalists with formidable reputations and bodies of work, journalists who don’t need awards to endorse their careers. I chose the generation that is not moulded by the immediate and hysterical nature of TV. Maybe this will help me get some answers and do atma chintan to decide if I am being unfair and prejudiced.

I sent questions to The News Minute Editor-in-Chief Chitra Subramaniam Duella, who investigated the Bofors scam; columnist and journalist for over three decades Neerja Chowdhury; and Newslaundry Editor-in-Chief Madhu Trehan, who also founded India Today and Newstrack.

I sent each a set of three questions. Here are the questions I asked and their answers: ...

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