Delhi High Court Slams Newslaundry Journalist Over Language Used in TV Today Coverage

The Delhi High Court pulled up Newslaundry journalist Manisha Pande for calling TV Today’s Good News Today content “shit” and warned that such language could damage her career.

The remarks came during appeals in TV Today’s defamation, disparagement, and copyright suit against Newslaundry over its critical videos on Aaj Tak and India Today. The Division Bench called the word “gross” and lacking journalistic decency.

However, the Court held that phrases like “method anchoring”, “soap opera” and “cheap thrills” amount to criticism, not disparagement.

The verdict has been reserved.