Global, Indian media becoming agenda-driven, says Kiran Desai at Shillong Lit Fest

By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong, Nov 13 (UNI) Renowned author and Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai has flagged a "serious problem" in the international media, stating that news coverage has "become structured" and heavily agenda-driven. Speaking on the sidelines of the Shillong Literary Festival about her novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, Desai said it "astonishes her that it still happens" across global newsrooms. "In the United States of America, it is very obvious to me that they cover some stories, don't cover other stories, and somehow or the other there is always enough of a crack in the door…