THE UPA VICTORY
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'Trust wins, distrust too'
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MEDIAWATCH BRIEFS
Two theories
Why did CNN IBN not telecast the footage of the cash for vote sting, which  it is supposed to have possession of? Two theories are doing the rounds. One, that there was no conclusive evidence in it and the material was not good enough to use, and two, that Anil Ambani whose Reliance Capital has a financial stake in Network 18   leaned on owner Raghav Bahl not to use the footage meant to discredit Amar Singh.
No edit?
Newspapers across the spectrum carried editorials on the outcome of the Lok Sabha trust vote. The only major paper which did not was The Hindu. Maybe it saw no reason to hasten to pronounce on a subject which has been controversial within the paper.
Lok Sabha relief
Anybody who wanted to watch the debate on the motion of confidence in the UPA government would have been grateful for the Lok Sabha Channel. It was the only place where you could catch the latest speaker, as other channels reran the early speeches through the day or focused on covering Mayawati. And its unmediated presentation was relief after the endless speculation that continued on most channels on Monday.
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