While I appreciate the great effort to point out errors and poor quality of the research and generalizations with facts and figures. I do disagree with the characterization that the piece in question is “liberal journalism”. There is good journalism and there is bad journalism. There is no such thing as "liberal’ vs. “conservative” journalism or some such dichotomy. Unfortunately, Liberalism has a pejorative meaning for some. In fact, it is hard to argue against Liberalism for it is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. It must be said, however, Liberalism like other political doctrines, liberalism is highly sensitive to time and circumstance. Each country’s liberalism is different, and it evolves in each generation. I should add, given the aforementioned, India is, so far, a Liberal democracy. The media needs to up its game and investigate before reporting. The sad fact is advertising revenues from political parties is corroding the free press in India and Girish Shahane is a symptom of that corrosion.