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== Controversies == == Controversies ==
In 2018, Raghav Bahl and the office of The Quint were raided by Indian income tax authorities, in connection to an alleged case of alleged tax evasion and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/media-baron-raghav-bahl-s-premises-raided-by-i-t-dept-over-alleged-tax-evasion/story-dZe2igWwqdTss8AIFOEtUO.html|title=Tax raids on Quint founder Raghav Bahl’s Noida home, office|date=2018-10-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/it-dept-searches-premises-of-media-baron-raghav-bahl/articleshow/66159397.cms|title=IT dept searches premises of Quint founder Raghav Bahl|date=2018-10-11|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/12/it-raids-attack-on-press-money-laundering-quint-raghav-bahl|title=IT Raids: Attack on press or a case of money laundering?|last=Newslaundry|first=|date=|website=Newslaundry|language=en-UK|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/22/part-1-quint-raghav-bahl-quint-it-raid-pmc-fincorp-shares|title=Tax raids on Quint: 'I remember Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl got ₹100 crore converted’|last=Newslaundry|first=|date=|website=Newslaundry|language=en-UK|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> Bahl rejected the allegations and held the raids to be an attack on free media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/income-tax-raids-at-the-quint-premises-congress-questions-freedom-of-press-1366609-2018-10-12|title=Income Tax raids at The Quint premises, Congress questions freedom of press|last=P|first=Munish|last2=DelhiOctober 12|first2=ey New|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15|last3=October 12|first3=2018UPDATED:|last4=Ist|first4=2018 05:11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/898041/tax-department-searches-were-an-attempt-at-a-frame-up-says-the-quints-founder-raghav-bahl|title=‘Tax department searches were an attempt at a frame-up,’ says The Quint’s founder Raghav Bahl|last=Staff|first=Scroll|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/897932/income-tax-raids-on-raghav-bahl-quint-and-news-minute-raise-questions-of-media-intimidation|title=Income Tax raids on Raghav Bahl, Quint and News Minute raise questions of media intimidation|last=Staff|first=Scroll|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> In 2018, Raghav Bahl and the office of The Quint were raided by Indian income tax authorities, in connection to an alleged case of alleged tax evasion and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/media-baron-raghav-bahl-s-premises-raided-by-i-t-dept-over-alleged-tax-evasion/story-dZe2igWwqdTss8AIFOEtUO.html|title=Tax raids on Quint founder Raghav Bahl’s Noida home, office|date=2018-10-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/it-dept-searches-premises-of-media-baron-raghav-bahl/articleshow/66159397.cms|title=IT dept searches premises of Quint founder Raghav Bahl|date=2018-10-11|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/12/it-raids-attack-on-press-money-laundering-quint-raghav-bahl|title=IT Raids: Attack on press or a case of money laundering?|last=Newslaundry|first=|date=|website=Newslaundry|language=en-UK|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/10/22/part-1-quint-raghav-bahl-quint-it-raid-pmc-fincorp-shares|title=Tax raids on Quint: 'I remember Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl got ₹100 crore converted’|last=Newslaundry|first=|date=|website=Newslaundry|language=en-UK|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref> Bahl rejected the allegations and held the raids to be an attack on free media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/income-tax-raids-at-the-quint-premises-congress-questions-freedom-of-press-1366609-2018-10-12|title=Income Tax raids at The Quint premises, Congress questions freedom of press|last=P|first=Munish|last2=DelhiOctober 12|first2=ey New|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15|last3=October 12|first3=2018UPDATED:|last4=Ist|first4=2018 05:11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/898041/tax-department-searches-were-an-attempt-at-a-frame-up-says-the-quints-founder-raghav-bahl|title=‘Tax department searches were an attempt at a frame-up,’ says The Quint’s founder Raghav Bahl|last=Staff|first=Scroll|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>the Editors Guild of India had put out a statement saying, “While the tax administration is within its rights to make inquiries in compliance with the relevant laws, it should not exercise those powers in a way that could be seen as an intimidation of the government’s critics.” The Committee for Protection of Journalists called the raids a “direct attack on press freedom” and said it was concerned about claims that the officials were attempting to clone Kapur’s phone data, which may contain sensitive journalistic data.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/897932/income-tax-raids-on-raghav-bahl-quint-and-news-minute-raise-questions-of-media-intimidation|title=Income Tax raids on Raghav Bahl, Quint and News Minute raise questions of media intimidation|last=Staff|first=Scroll|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>


== Reception == == Reception ==

Revision as of 04:16, 19 November 2019

English and Hindi language Indian news website

The Quint is an English and Hindi language Indian news website founded by Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur after their exit from Network18.

The website has spread misinformation, on multiple occasions.

History

The website initially launched in January 2015 on Facebook, a website in March 2015. As of 2016 it has more than 95 editorial staff, and half of its content is original and half from social media and press releases. Most of The Quint's web traffic is from Indian young adolescents. In April 2016, The Quint's parent company Quintillion Media partnered with Bloomberg News to create BloombergQuint.

Controversies

In 2018, Raghav Bahl and the office of The Quint were raided by Indian income tax authorities, in connection to an alleged case of alleged tax evasion and money laundering. Bahl rejected the allegations and held the raids to be an attack on free media.the Editors Guild of India had put out a statement saying, “While the tax administration is within its rights to make inquiries in compliance with the relevant laws, it should not exercise those powers in a way that could be seen as an intimidation of the government’s critics.” The Committee for Protection of Journalists called the raids a “direct attack on press freedom” and said it was concerned about claims that the officials were attempting to clone Kapur’s phone data, which may contain sensitive journalistic data.

Reception

The news-portal won a host of awards at WINFRA South Asia Awards 2017.

On 5th January 2018, Chandan Nandi, an op-ed writer with a dubious track-record, wrote a story confirming Kulbhushan Jadhav as an agent of RAW. The story was retracted by the Quint, after the factual accuracy was challenged from multiple quarters.The story was picked up by Pakistani media and would be later quoted by Pakistan in a related International Court of Justice case.

Factcheckers have documented the site to have spread disinformation, on multiple occasions..

References

  1. "How We Are Funded". The Quint. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "AdAge". adage.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "The Quint hails YouTube, Facebook success | Ratings/Measurement | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. "Inside The Quint: The Indian media start-up getting news to younger audiences on mobile | Media news". www.journalism.co.uk. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. Ciobanu, Mădălina (27 July 2016). "Inside The Quint: The Indian media start-up getting news to younger audiences on mobile". Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Tax raids on Quint founder Raghav Bahl's Noida home, office". Hindustan Times. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. "IT dept searches premises of Quint founder Raghav Bahl". The Economic Times. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. Newslaundry. "IT Raids: Attack on press or a case of money laundering?". Newslaundry. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Newslaundry. "Tax raids on Quint: 'I remember Ritu Kapur and Raghav Bahl got ₹100 crore converted'". Newslaundry. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. P, Munish; DelhiOctober 12, ey New; October 12, 2018UPDATED:; Ist, 2018 05:11. "Income Tax raids at The Quint premises, Congress questions freedom of press". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2019. {{cite web}}: |first4= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. Staff, Scroll. "'Tax department searches were an attempt at a frame-up,' says The Quint's founder Raghav Bahl". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. Staff, Scroll. "Income Tax raids on Raghav Bahl, Quint and News Minute raise questions of media intimidation". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  13. "The Quint's 'Talking Stalking' Wins Big At WAN-IFRA Awards". The Quint. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. "The Quint retracts story which confirmed 'Kulbhushan Jadhav was RAW agent' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ^ "What The Quint's recent fiasco tells us about digital journalism". Newslaundry. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "कुलभूषण जाधव मामला: ICJ में PAK को झटका, केस स्थगित करने की मांग खारिज". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  17. Newslaundry. "Why The Quint's story on Kulbhushan Jadhav has zero credibility". Newslaundry. Retrieved 15 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. Desk, Monitoring (2 February 2018). "Jadhav may be serving naval officer, says Indian magazine". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 November 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. "कुलभूषण जाधव केस: भारतीय मीडिया ने की पाक की मदद?". punjabkesari. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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