Both these arguments are deeply disingenuous. It hardly bears repeating that corporate ownership of media will, by its nature, create a conflict of interest. I wrote in Newslaundry last month about Firstpost being the only major news website not to carry a report about Reliance’s alleged theft of gas from the ONGC fields in KG-D6. During the Hafta discussion, Jagannathan spoke about how corporate ownership of media can work for a small setup such as Kotak’s ownership of Business Standard. That is precisely right, and all the more reason that Reliance should not be in the business of running media houses. With its reach and presence in almost every major sector, there are wide-ranging prospects of reports on the company causing conflicts of interest. If we were to draw up a list of no-go areas for Reliance, few, if any, topics worth reporting on would be left.