For most journalists who worked at Network18, it was a simple value proposition. Many told Sagar, a staff writer at The Caravan, that Reliance took care of its employees quite well in terms of salaries, medical insurance and provident funds, as long as they did what they were told. If not, the company would come after you. Two former employees said they struggled with finding jobs after leaving Network18 because the management warned potential employers against hiring them. A former associate editor said they were asked to remove “Former Network18” from their social media account because they had tweeted something that the management believed was “anti-Hindu.” Almost half a dozen staffers said their social media accounts were closely monitored by the management. “Because the ruling government is very particular about it,” the former primetime anchor told Sagar. “They live by twitter, die by twitter. Who tweets what? Which journalist tweeted what? Which journalist tweets what way? Identical tweets will be sent to PMO reporters.” Those who reported directly on and to the Prime Minister. Individuals also lost their jobs at the network for posts even vaguely critical of Modi or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh that trained him. Unreliable News: How Reliance hollowed out Asia’s largest media conglomerate. Read the full report: caravanmagazine.in/media/net… #Reliance #Network18 #Ambani #NarendraModi