Conflict of interest and crude language in its T2 supplement raise questions about whether this section is outside editorial purview says MANJIRA MAJUMDAR

It is so much easier to imagine in the dying virtues of courage. Yet we don't take note of undeniable proof of fearlessness around us. We in the middle class ignore the torment of the living. Our empathy has a limited sweep, says AJAZ ASHRAF

PCI Chairman M Katju has now pronounced judgement against division of states. MADABHUSHI SRIDHAR ACHARYULU says this leaves pro-Telengana activists stranded, with no chance of appealing against media bias.

Mangalore journalist Naveen Soorinje, arrested while covering a moral police attack, spent 17 weeks in jail. He tells GEETA SESHU media often approves of vigilantism, giving it a religious colour. Pix: Naveen Soorinje

If a court reporter can summarise rambling judgements, there is nothing wrong with his education. Instead, NASEER A GANAI says, set criteria for media owners

Serious journalists have been sidelined in news channels and market forces often set the agenda. In an open letter to Justice Katju, MUKESH KUMAR says these are the real issues to be tackled.

Press Council chairman Justice Katju has stirred a debate by saying journalists should be better qualified. PADMAJA SHAW thinks the problem is not lack of education but moral vacuum in the newsroom.

A lathi-charge by Sikkim police gets coverage on TV channels after seven days. DEEPMONI GOGOI wonders if this is because there is still a psychological distance from the North-east.

This difference between limited facts of a particular event, and a set of facts that reveal context, also marks the difference between sensationalism and news, says PADMAJA SHAW. Pix- Afzal Guru