222. Journalism Unfiltered

osy Joseph is an award winning journalist based in New Delhi and was the National Security Editor of The Hindu newspaper until 2018. Josy's stories have fostered greater public debate and have contributed to significant policy and systemic changes. His reporting has resulted in several high-profile officials being forced out of office, triggering the arrest of many others as well as federal criminal and military investigations. Particularly high-profile investigations have included, for example, the Mumbai Adarsh Housing scam and the many misdeeds in the run-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, both of which contributed significantly to the anti-corruption movement of recent times. The Prem Bhatia Trust elected him India's best political reporter of 2010 "for his scoops and revelations, which include a list of scams that have become familiar names in the political lexicon." He shared the award with Jyotirmoy Dey, a Mumbai crime reporter who had been shot dead a few weeks earlier. In July 2013, the Ramnath Goenka Foundation run by the Indian Express newspaper group awarded him the "Journalist of the Year" in print media. In this episode of BIC Talks, Josy addresses a wide range of questions in a public forum that was a part of the Bangalore Literature Festival 2021. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favourite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast and Stitcher.