A pseudonymous Twitter user, @thecomicproject, posted on Saturday: “Journalists have four designations: Journalist, Senior Journalist, Veteran Journalist, Politician.” He was referring to the recent induction of journalists into political parties, a trend which is viewed skeptically on social media. Nobody is quite comfortable with the fourth estate encroaching upon the political arena. That is because the media’s role includes being a watchdog of democratic processes and supervising the role of political players. But when these roles overlap, a shadow of doubt appears over the journalist’s past reporting: surely she must have been biased in her reporting of events.

Making the switch: Former CNN star reporter Anita Pratap, who is the AAP candidate from Ernakulam for the April 10th polls, has a tough fight ahead and is banking on the hundred thousand odd first-time voters in this sleepy yet cash rich city. Pic/PTI