Among the many institutions of Indian democracy that earned disrepute in recent years the so-called ‘mainstream’ media stands out. Becoming overtly politically partisan was one crime. Equally important, becoming professionally incompetent was the other. Consider the performance of the various journalists who interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. Not one interview threw light on any issue of real policy or political interest. Almost all of them ended up. . .
