One of The Most Important Documentaries of Our Time Journalism has evolved more than any industry in the world today. Today, journalism isn't about just reporting the news, in today's capitalist world, the word "news" itself has a totally different definition. News channels do not care about reporting what is true, their channel survives on revenue from advertisements and other vested interests. This is true everywhere but it's ugliest face can be seen in today's India and most particularly North Indian/Hindi news channels.
Ravish Kumar, the face of this documentary is a popular prime time news reporter, whose rapport has grown over the years for being a sane voice in the midst of madness. His unapologetic criticism of today's media landscape and the current ruling party is unrelenting. He doesn't bow down to threats and never compromises his principles even when sorrounded by a lynch mob. While the documentary, solely focuses on his struggle to be a principled journalist in "New India", it also shows the tidal wave of hate that has destroyed Northern India's civil society.
Gone are the days when news channels in India reported on actual issues like climate change, unemployment, crumbling infrastructure, etc. Over the last 10 years, their focus has shifted to promoting chest-thumping toxic nationalism and mainstreaming islamphobic conspiracies. Ravish Kumar tells us how words in studios lead to actual violence against India's religious minorities, especially Muslims.
This documentary is a tribute to the 1000s of journalists who to this day, report actual facts and not dumb down a nation of billion people in these dark uncertain times where democracy dies every day.