Transcript · Hindi → English
Debate on Journalistic Integrity and Protests
Are we journalists or protesters?
Sir, we're students and journalists. We have press cards. We're in our second year
of study.
We support the protest, so we're here to show what's right. This
is wrong. What's happening is wrong—
You support the protest.
Absolutely, sir.
As a journalist?
Yes, sir, why shouldn't we?
As a journalist—
As a journalist, you're not supposed to support or oppose anyone. You
are a student. I've studied, so I'm telling you.
As a student, I am not a journalist yet.
I have—
You said you were a journalist.
We're going to become journalists, right? We have press cards, and we're practicing.
Okay, Mr. Student, I just want to ask
you things one at a time. You're practicing
As a student, and then become a journalist. By supporting the protest, you are receiving your journalism
training.
As a student—
You are supporting the protest and receiving journalism training—
Student—
Then how will you be able to remain unbiased as a journalist?
That will happen when I become a journalist. As a student, I need protection, right?
I need to be safe, right? As a female student, I need to feel—
Yes, yes, that's all right, that's all right, I understand that.
But I am just asking this, you said you are a journalist—
Yes.
And you are a student—
Yes.
And here you are as a journalist. You are holding a press card.
You are holding a press card. You are holding a press card.
Yes.
You are holding a mic ID.
Yes.
So what will the police think you are? You are a journalist,
okay. You are with a journalist
It will be assumed, and if you say I came to support the protest, then
A journalist who is unbiased—
I, as a student—
I'm not talking to you. I'm not talking to you. I'm not talking to you.
Don't misunderstand. This won't work with me. This won't work with me.
I've been working for ten years.
I'm Bekali. I'm asking you.
It won't work, it won't work, it won't work.
Yes, ask them how big a check Modi ji signed and gave them.
Go ahead, put it on.
How big a check did Modi ji sign and give them?
Oh, who cares about checks? I asked a rational question.
I asked a rational question, as a journalist,
are you supporting the protest here?
As a student—
You said, as a journalist, you're on record, you're on record.
As a student, as a citizen of India, we are supporting this protest—
You can't hold multiple identities in one place.
You're holding a press card, you're holding a mic ID, and you
are saying, as a
citizen of India, I support this protest.
No, no, no, no.
I'm not a judge, I'm not a judge. You can be anyone.
You are the judge, you are the judge.
A journalist's job,
a journalist's job is not to raise their voice. It is not to raise their voice.
Then what is it? What is a journalist's job? Hey, where are you going?
Come, talk to us.
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Original transcript (Hindi)
हम journalist हैं या protestor हैं? सर हम student हैं और journalist भी हैं। हमारे पास press card है। हम second year में हैं। हम protest के साथ हैं इसलिए यहां पर हम सही चीज दिखाने आ रहे हैं। यह गलत है। यह जो हो रहा है गलत हो रहा है-
Protest को आप support कर रहे हैं। बिल्कुल कर रहे हैं sir. As a journalist? Yes sir, क्यों ना करें? As a journalist-
As a journalist आपका supposed नहीं है किसी का support करना या oppose करना। आप student हैं। मैंने पढ़ाई करी हुई है तो मैं बता रहा हूं। As a student, I am not a journalist yet. I have- ये आपने कहा आप journalist हैं।
हम बनने वाले हैं ना, press card तो है ना, practice तो चल रही है ना हमारी। अच्छा, student साहब मैं एक-एक चीज बस पूछना चाह रहा हूं। आप जो practice कर रही हैं as a student और फिर journalist बनना है। आप protest का support करके अपने journalism की training ले रही हैं।
As a student- आप protest का support करके journalism की training ले रही हैं- Student- तो फिर आप as a journalist unbiased कैसे रह पाएंगे? वो तो तब होगा जब journalist बन जाऊंगी। As a student I need my protection, right?
मेरे को safe ही होना जरूरी है ना। As a female student I need to feel- हाँ, हाँ that's alright, that's alright, I understand that. But I am just asking this, you said you are a journalist- Yes. And you are a student-
Yes. And here you are as a journalist. You are holding a press card. You are holding a press card. You are holding a press card. Yes. You are holding a mic ID.
Yes. तो पुलिस तो आपको क्या लगेगा? आप journalist हैं, ठीक है। आप journalist के साथ suppose किया जाएगा और आप कहेंगी कि मैं protest का support करने आया हूं तो फिर journalist का जो unbiased-
मैं as a student- आपसे नहीं बात कर रहा हूं। आपसे नहीं बात कर रहा हूं। आपसे नहीं बात कर रहा हूं। गलतफहमी मत करो। मेरे साथ ये काम नहीं चलेगा। मेरे साथ नहीं काम चलेगा। 10 सालों से काम करता हूं। मैं बेकाली हूं। मैं आपसे पूछ रहा हूं।
नहीं चलेगा, नहीं चलेगा, नहीं चलेगा। जी इनके पूछिए मोदी जी ने कितने का check sign करके दिया है इनको। लगाओ तो, लगाओ। मोदी जी ने कितने का check sign करके दिया है इनको। अरे checks who cares? मैंने एक rational question
पूछा है। Rational question पूछा है कि as a journalist आप protest का support कर रहे हैं here? As a student- आपने कहा as a journalist, आप record पर हैं, record पर हैं। As a student, as a citizen of India, we are supporting this protest-
You can't hold multiple identities at one place. You are holding a press card, you are holding a mic ID and you are saying as a citizen of India I am supporting this protest. No, no, no, no.
I am not judge, I am not judge. You are anyone. You are judge, you are judge. Journalist का काम, journalist का काम आवाज उठाना नहीं है। आवाज उठाना नहीं है। फिर क्या है? क्या है journalist का काम? अरे कहां जा रहे हैं?
आइए बात करिए।
