Sue The Messenger - Paperback

by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (Author), Subir Ghosh (Author)

At a time when space for quality journalism seems to be shrinking, there are journalists who still stick to their jobs by reporting and commenting on every development that undermines democracy and the rule of law. Today, attacks on investigative journalism come from all quarters and range from physical assaults to arm-twisting through legal means. In the last few years, there has been a rising trend of coercing journalists into silence through measures that are known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPPs for short. 'Sue the Messenger' is a collection of stories about stories -- stories that run foul of corporate entities and conglomerates, which result in SLAPPs. By their very nature, SLAPPs are meant to undermine democracy. This is the concern that 'Sue the Messenger' wishes to address.

Author Biography

Subir Ghosh is a Bengaluru-based independent journalist-researcher who writes about conflict, ethnicities, wildlife, human rights, women, poverty, media, and cinema. He is the author of one book, and has co-authored two with others. His first job as a journalist was with the Press Trust of India in Kolkata (1991). He joined the Telegraph daily in 1994, where he developed an interest in Northeast affairs. He shifted base to New Delhi in 1998, and handled publications and communications for a number of organisations. Subir's last stint in the mainstream media was with the Bengaluru edition of DNA newspaper. Besides his writing interests, he works as a political and environmental risk analyst and editorial consultant with both corporates and voluntary organisations. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is a journalist, teacher, documentary film-maker and publisher with nearly four decades of work experience. His work cuts across different media: print, radio, television and the internet. He is a consultant with various organisations. He is editor, the Economic and Political Weekly. Ghosh and Guha Thakurta had in April 2014 co-authored Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis with Jyotirmoy Chaudhuri.