{"id":2042,"date":"2016-02-22T15:03:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=2039&preview_id=2039"},"modified":"2016-02-22T15:03:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:03:49","slug":"pro-afzal-and-anti-bjp-reporter-resigns-from-zee-news-media-paints-him-neutral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=2042","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Afzal and anti-BJP reporter resigns from Zee News, media paints him \u201cneutral\u201d | OPIndia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi. On Sunday evening, some websites published news about a reporter of Zee News named Vishwa Deepak, who resigned from the channel as he was unhappy with the way his employers treated the JNU row. These reports painted Vishwa as some \u201cneutral\u201d and unbiased journalist who was unhappy with bias of Zee News.<\/section>\n

However the truth is far from that. A cursory glance at the Facebook profile of the now-resigned reporter is enough to know where his bias and loyalties lay. Vishwa Deepak was yet another Afzal sympathising left leaning person full of visceral hatred against BJP and Hindutva.<\/p>\n

For example, consider the following posts published by Vishwa on Facebook:<\/p>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deepak blamed Hindutva, Nationalism and Modi for Yakub Memon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deepak wrote several posts sympathizing Afzal Guru as a Hero<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deepak blamed India as a suppressor for hanging Afzal Guru<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deeapak not only had a Leftist inclination, but he was a big fan of Kanhaiya Kumar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In wake of these, his resignation should be seen as a political statement rather than a statement on journalism of Zee News. It\u2019s a pity that various media houses presented it as some judgement on Zee\u2019s journalism rather than a reflection of Vishwa\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n

In fact, even while serving Zee News, Vishwa Deepak was very vocal against RSS and Modi.<\/p>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deepak openly criticized RSS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Vishwa<\/a><\/p>\n

Vishwa Deepak views on Modi and Afzal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We\u2019re not saying that Zee has no bias. Recently the ingrained biases present in every media house has come to fore, and only the dishonest one would claim \u201cneutrality\u201d. We at OpIndia.com have declared our ideology as \u201cright liberal\u201d right from the inception.<\/p>\n

In fact, this incident proves that the so-called right leaning media is actually more tolerant and diverse in hiring than the left leaning media. Zee didn\u2019t refuse Vishwa the employment despite his ideology \u2013 something you can\u2019t expect the left leaning media to do.<\/p>\n

Recently, a left leaning website first approached and then refused to publish interview of senior journalist Kanchan Gupta, because they didn\u2019t agree with his views. If they can\u2019t even temporarily accommodate differing views, hiring someone is simply out of question.<\/p>\n

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I was interviewed by a Leftlib portal on #JNU<\/a>. It was not published. Here it is #CoffeeBreak<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/NRvpXZ6eia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/O9InrnUef2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) February 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n