Two NDTV journalists quit the newsroom and started reporting from the streets instead.

Priyanshi Sharma and Vedanta Aggarwal left NDTV after watching editorial freedom shrink post-Adani a G20 slum story that got buried was the final straw and built Peek TV from scratch. Weeks later, they were on the ground covering the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar for 36 days straight, facing tear gas and police brutality, getting called "Godi Media" by the very crowd they were reporting for.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why they left NDTV and what changed in the newsroom after Adani took over
• Ground reality of the CJP protest tear gas, lathi charges, and staying unbiased
• How they fact-checked in real time, including confirming a minister's resignation
• Refusing government ads and political/corporate funding on principle
• Being mistaken for "Godi Media" while reporting from inside the protest
• Their NDTV salaries, and the pay gap between anchors and camera crews
• Why India's press freedom ranking stays so low, and what the law has to do with it
• Journalist vs activist - where they draw the line

If you want to know what independent journalism really costs in India, don't miss this one.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Modi & Shah Caught Off Guard
01:29 Meet the Ex-NDTV Journalists
02:03 36 Days on the Ground
03:14 Why the Demand Felt Outrageous
05:01 "Why Are You Covering This Protest?"
06:26 Sonam Wangchuk's Hunger Strike
07:45 The "Cockroach" Remark That Changed It All
10:45 July 20th: Tear Gas & Police Brutality
14:04 Fear Disappears, New Faces Join
17:05 Junaid, Saffron & the Religious Divide Myth
19:54 No Leader, No Route Map
21:10 Sudhir Chaudhary's ₹15 Crore Salary
23:15 Jammers & Borrowed WiFi
26:18 Fact-Checking Under Pressure
30:40 Their NDTV Salaries Revealed
33:03 Most Memorable Ground Interviews
41:11 Called "Godi Media" at the Protest
50:37 Redefining Mainstream Media
1:01:03 No Political or Corporate Money
1:19:02 Why They Finally Left NDTV
1:24:33 What Changed After Adani Took Over NDTV
1:31:43 Dream Story: A Day Inside an RSS Shakha
1:33:00 Peek TV's Core Issues: Education, Environment, Unity
1:34:38 The Ken-Betwa Protest & Tribal Land Rights
1:39:04 Why India's Press Freedom Ranking Is So Low

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Credits
Host: Kavya Karnatac
Guests: Priyanshi Sharma & Vedanta Agarwal (Peek TV)
Creative Producer: Ankit Bisht (@ankittbishttt)
Lead Editor: Nikita (@street_lens_in)
Co-Editors: Nandan S Pai (@nandu.films), Jeevan Singh (@jeeone.bora), Gagan Prajapati (@prajapati_gagan56)
Researcher: Khushi (@khushrahokhushiii_)
DOP: Gagan Prajapati (@prajapati_gagan56)
Thumbnail: Aanchal ( @aanchal.clicks )

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