Talk:Aaj Tak

Liars

The channel is showing things that are against modern free thought. Absolute nonsense. They even report solar, lunar eclipse as thought about 1000 years before and not only that they try to spread religious fear among the people by telling them lies like don't eat food, don't drink water, pray etc. Are we living in 5000 B.C. Shame on the channel for spreading such lies. A real shameful thing, trying to divert scientific advance with fear psychosis. Who gave them awards. Shame shame.Freeworldforever (talk) 09:51, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

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Aaj Tak is a news channel of the Indian language Hindi. It gives service 24/7 to the people. Survey gave the highest rate to this news channel. It provides nice service with full data of every news. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by B4binnie (talk • contribs). of 24.03.06

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"Aaj Tak was voted the most trusted and most important news source in India"---This is very deplorable considering their mendacity and poor quality of their content. I am very saddened.

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Aaj Tak is India's number one news channel pioneered by TV Today Network Ltd

-Obviously POV... no references reasons for claims

Aaj Tak is India’s largest privately owned news channel -no references

This channel is showing all kind of stupid and false things in the name of "news" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raskolnikov0709 (talk • contribs) 09:55, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Fake news Channel Ref:https://www.altnews.in/breaking-fake-news-aaj-tak-and-republic-tv-misreport-delhi-hc-verdict-on-aap-mlas/ this ref used in republic tv wiki page and use full for here too — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.45.37.122 (talk) 15:42, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC) This is one of the best news channel without any strong fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.180.81.71 (talk) 09:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Extreme Vandalism

The 'Owned by' section of this page is subject to a lot of vandalism, with supporter of a political party adding the rival party's name to the actual owner (India Today Group). Please refrain from using Wikipedia as your personal scrapbook. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarshithBhat (talk • contribs) 07:13, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

 Done I have reverted the petty vandalism and warned the user on his talk page. If the vandalism continues please ask for page protection at Wikipedia:RFPP. Thanks--Neelkamala (talk) 07:45, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Great to hear that! HarshithBhat (talk) 04:43, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Owned By Indian National Congress

Pulkitbhatnagar007 (talk) 19:04, 10 April 2013 (UTC)Someone just edited this page and removed the above mentioned party's name. I need you to inquire into this matter, as it is of utmost importance to us that the truth should not be hidden from the people for which Wikipedia is made. This is a very important matter for us because if Congress owns this channel, it is very much necessary not to hide it from the general public.

  It was an unregistered IP address that put it there in the first place! Please refer to the version history and you will notice that it was just a case of vandalism.
  Best not to take this up as conspiracy theory. HarshithBhat (talk) 04:40, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Trying to add Controversies section

a user is trying to completely remove the section as if nothing like it ever happened even there is a statement from aajtak on the whole issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.193.203.188 (talk) 20:58, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

There is no rule that says a "controversy section" should be added to every article. We do not add everyday news events like this to the article nor do we give undue coverage to it. Have you read WP:UNDUE and WP:NOTNEWS yet? Ugog Nizdast (talk) 07:50, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

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Some Proposed Changes

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Noted for reporting in favor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, it has promoted disinformation on various occasions and has been fined for its communal reporting.

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I do not want to add anything as other things about the channel mentioned in bekow sections

AnuragBisht108 (talk) 06:24, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Some proposed changes

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The channel has been penalized for the propagation of fake news and condemned for being partial and supporting the ideology of the ruling government of BJP.

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The channel has been penalized for the propagation of fake news.

AnuragBisht108 (talk) 06:37, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

The requesting user has since been blocked for edit warring (and a related account has been blocked for sockpuppetry). My initial impression was thus that the request above had been made in bad faith.

However, upon looking at the edit warring edits it does seem that some of the material the user has sought to remove may have been unsourced. If so, there may be merit to the request. I'd therefore be grateful for a second opinion. Axad12 (talk) 04:37, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

It is not unsourced but is already described on article body. Multiple sources are cited at Aaj Tak#Reception for this information. Per WP:LEADCITE they are not needed on lead. Ratnahastin (talk) 05:49, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks for you input. I agree with you. Edit request is therefore  Declined. Axad12 (talk) 05:59, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Sudhir Choudhary

@Ravensfire: I disagree with your revert here. Sudhir Choudhary did this reporting under the supervision of Aaj Tak, not in his personal capacity. The content belongs here. Ratnahastin (talk) 03:52, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

No, it was on a show broadcast here, that's a really tenuous connection. It's better suited for either their page or a page on the show. Ravensfire (talk) 13:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Why would Aaj Tak (or any other news media) allow the content that they haven't approved before airing it? Ratnahastin (talk) 14:09, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Editorial independence - reputable news shows don't get "approval" from channel owners, but from their own editorial staff and reviewers. Hence why this is pure WP:COATRACK. Ravensfire (talk) 13:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Reliable sources such as Siasat, The Quint and more have targeted both Aaj Tak and Sudhir Choudhary for spreading the disinformation. This content can be placed on both pages. Ratnahastin (talk) 15:53, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Speaking of sources, Wikipedia’s credibility at stake as its editors target more Indian media outlets. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 19:20, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Dispute

@Bakhtar40: - The content you have restored was removed by me because it was not backed by the sources, the new sources you have added are not supporting that prose either. This is the disputed text.

Noted for reporting in favor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, it has promoted disinformation on various occasions and has been fined for its communal reporting.[1][2][3] Aaj Tak has faced criticism for reporting misinformation on various occasions.[4]

The first source only talks about channel running BJP promotional clips from the website Modi story in Yun hi koi Modi nahi ban jaata. This single instance cannot be used to make such a broad sweeping statement about being favourable to the BJP. The second source does not support the claim that channel was fined for communal reporting. Therefore this claim should be removed as well. The third source only states that NDTV, CNN-IBN, Aaj Tak, Times of India, the Hindu, Zee TV, STAR TV, Sony TV, Sun TV and Raj TV have faced criticism for "biased reporting, advertisement disguised as news and sensationalisation of news" - Nowhere does it back any of the preceding content. The fourth source does mention that the instances of misinformation peddled by Aaj Tak. Therefore it can be kept. - Ratnahastin (talk) 13:41, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

All the references are from reliable and support the statement. Your continuous attempt to remove the statement without any solid statement indicates strong indication of COI and paid advocacy with the subject.Bakhtar40 (talk) 03:44, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Ridiculous, because I added them in the first place and this does not address what I wrote, stop edit warring or you will be reported. - Ratnahastin (talk) 03:46, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

User:Bakhtar40, Ratnahastin raises legitimate-sounding and specific concerns. Please quote the specific part of each ref that directly supports each specific piece of content. The WP:BURDEN is yours. If you edit-war, you certainly will be blocked, which will not help you accomplish your editorial goal here. Alternately, point to where else this content is supported, or previous talk-page discussion supporting it. DMacks (talk) 13:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)