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I'm not sure about all the accusations/allegations against Barkha Dutt mentioned below, But I did find a few valid articles about the Indian Army's complaint during the Kargil war.

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We always blame the police for not doing their jobs. How can they do their jobs when we have our journalists feed vital information to the terrorists.

On the Times News channel when there was a panel of speakers called online, there was an Isrealy person by the name of Dr. Kedar on the panel. Even Dr. Kedar had specified that the constant airing of live news with all the information was working in favour of the terrorists and the their counter parts controlling this operation from some other part of the world.

He further says " i was a witness to a similar event in drass during kargil war....more than fifty artillery guns including bofors were firing at tiger hill...artillery was not using MBRL(multi barrel rocket launcher) because of its short range and strong signature on enemy computers (bofors shells can not be traced to their origin. in any case bofors can shoot and scoot)...however a MBRL firing is a beautiful visual..i was standing with the brigadier who was leading the attack...suddenly he shouted " who the hell ordered MBRL"..MBRL had been fired..the enemy read the signature and fired back with in half a minute..MBRL had moved by then but three soldiers were still there including captain sumit roy who had just returned after winning three- pimples...they all died...reason :our celebrity lady reporter had persuaded a non- artillery colonel to order firing of MBRL for a beautiful shot....the colonel was later taken to task and, if i remember right, cashiered, but our lady is still active making similar mistakes in Mumbai..............


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Shoddy journalism
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 at 22:39 • Chyetanya Kunte • Filed under India, Moods and Blues

Appalling journalism. Absolute blasphemy! As I watch the news from home, I am dumbfounded to see Barkha Dutt of NDTV break every rule of ethical journalism in reporting the Mumbai meyhem. Take a couple of instances for example:

In one instance she asks a husband about his wife being stuck, or held as a hostage. The poor guy adds in the end about where she was last hiding. Aired! My dear friends with AK-47s, our national news is helping you. Go get those still in. And be sure to thank NDTV for not censoring this bit of information.
In another instance, a General sort of suggests that there were no hostages in Oberoi Trident. (Clever.) Then, our herione of revelations calls the head of Oberoi, and the idiot confirms a possibility of 100 or more people still in the building. Hello! Guys with guns, you've got more goats to slay. But before you do, you've got to love NDTV and more precisely Ms. Dutt. She's your official intelligence from Ground zero.
You do not need to be a journalist to understand the basic premise of ethics, which starts with protecting victims first; and that is done by avoiding key information from being aired publicly—such as but not limited to revealing the number of possible people still in, the hideouts of hostages and people stuck in buildings.

Imagine you're one of those sorry souls holed-up in one of those bathrooms, or kitchens. A journalist pulls your kin outside and asks about your last contact on national television, and other prying details. In a bout of emotion, if they happen to reveal more details, you are sure going to hell. Remember these are hotels, where in all likelihood, every room has a television. All a terrorist needs to do is listen to Ms. Barkha Dutt's latest achievement of extracting information from your relative, based on your last phone-call or SMS. And you're shafted—courtesy NDTV.1
If the terrorists don't manage to shove you in to your private hell, the journalists on national television will certainly help you get there. One of the criticisms about Barkha Dutt on Wikipedia reads thus:

During the Kargil conflict, Indian Army sources repeatedly complained to her channel that she was giving away locations in her broadcasts, thus causing Indian casualties.

Looks like the idiot journalist has not learnt anything since then. I join a number of bloggers pleading her to shut the f*** up.
Update: In fact, I am willing to believe that Hemant Karkare died because these channels showed him prepare (wear helmet, wear bullet-proof vest.) in excruciating detail live on television. And they in turn targeted him where he was unprotected. The brave officer succumbed to bullets in the neck.