INDIA: TV sting operation backfires on reporter
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A sensational sting operation shown on Indian television where a schoolteacher forced her students into prostitution has backfired, with the reporter in question arrested for running a personal vendetta campaign. The airing of the television programme came as the government began considering legislation to rein in news channels staging "sting operations" using hidden cameras.
Presenter: Murali Krishnan
Speakers: Aniruddha Bahal, editor, Cobra Post; Manika Chopra, media critic; Shailaja Bajpayee, media commentator
