What it Means to be Truly Independent in the Contemporary Media Landscape

Atul and Vikram talk about the upcoming elections via a vis the
narrative set by the mainstream media in the United States: what
information is privileged and what is omitted by legacy media to
enable voters to make up their minds about key issues. What it
means to be truly independent in the contemporary media landscape,
how the New York Times, CNN and others often act as a mouthpiece
for American geopolitical interests and imperialist expansion and
what it means for countries like India.  They discuss the role
of foreign correspondents in India, Vikram's curious encounter with
two Delhi based reporters for the NYT and the challenges faced by
truly independent media outlets like Fair Observer. Atul Singh is
the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer. He has
taught political economy at the University of California, Berkeley
and been a visiting professor of humanities and social sciences at
the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. He studied
philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford on
the Radhakrishnan Scholarship and did an MBA with a triple major in
finance, strategy and entrepreneurship at the Wharton School. Singh
worked as a corporate lawyer in London and led special operations
as an elite officer in India’s volatile border areas where he had
many near-death experiences. He has also been a poet, playwright,
sportsman, mountaineer and a founder of many organizations.