Bad News

Anjan Sundaram

Appreciated for his debut book of reportage, Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo, the journalist Anjan Sundaram, here, describes the climate of censorship, intimidation and violence that surrounds journalism in modern-day Rwanda. Most residents of the country do not have access to the internet, and the government’s ruthless interventions—including conducting surveillance and shutting down newspapers—highlight the tight grasp of those in power over media narratives. Sundaram’s contribution is welcome, especially in a world where true freedom of the press is still illusory.

Bloomsbury, 208 pages, Rs 499