This article offers a critical response to the writings of Indian editors and journalists by interrogating the pedagogical underpinnings of their essays on journalism. Focusing on the Caravan magazine’s “Media” section, which has been increasingly gaining traction as a critical space for discussion, the article is a humble addition to the growing conversation on the subject of the problematic of practice as pedagogy. In doing so, we push for a critique of journalism at the level of principles, values, and the holy, oft-repeated creed of professionalism.
