Forensic Stereo

Ep 5. Trial by Media


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In 2015, Jasleen Kaur, a woman from Delhi posted a photo of a man, Sarvjeet Singh, on Facebook and accused him of sexual harassment. The Facebook post went viral which was followed by a media trial labelling the man with terms like 'pervert' and 'the predator of Delhi'.
Four years later, the man was found innocent by the Delhi court and was acquitted of all the charges. However, during the time, the man had lost his job and could not find any other source of income due to the media coverage.
A democratic society’s basic essence lies in free speech but Where is the line to be drawn between laudable investigative journalism and a manifest witch hunt ? Does media believe in justice? or simply taking a position and depicting it just ?
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Forensic StereoBy shambhawi sandilya