Undercurrents: India's COVID-19 Tracing App, and the Media's Pandemic Response

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Published 21 May 2020

Updated 5 October 2020 — 61 minute listen

Agnes Frimston

Deputy Editor, The World Today

Ben Horton

Former Head, Director’s Office

Ben speaks to Dr Urvashi Aneja about the Indian government’s response to the virus, exploring the impact of a severe lockdown and the limitations of a new contact tracing app. 

Then Agnes discusses how the media has covered the crisis with James Ball of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. What is the media’s role during such catastrophes? And how far can it go in terms of critiquing government policy?