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Treading Carefully: Illusion of Accountability in an age of social media content creation
In over a decade of non-transparency and unaccountability from traditional media, citizens need to guard against treating all social media content creators as journalists
IIM faculty members write an open letter to corporate India to ‘De-fund Hate Speech’
Present and retired stake holders of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru have appealed to corporate India to stop funding hate
Growing calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims surfacing on social media, plea in the Supreme Court
In the plea moved, Kapil Sibal highlighted the open calls for killing and boycott of Muslims being made pan-India, action against participating police officers failing to prevent hate speeches in rallies sought
SC asks petitioners to not watch channels spreading hate, states that legal remedies available already
Justice Oka: “If you do not like them, then do not watch them. When some wrong thing is shown, it is also about perception. Is there not freedom of expression?”
Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023 draconian & dangerous: Editor’s Guild (EGI)
The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, recently introduced in the Rajya Sabha provides for draconian powers and intrusive powers of seize and search, seriously threatening press and freedom of expression says EGI
Times Now Navbharat conducts media trial over Gyanvapi Mosque survey, CJP sends complaint
Complaint states that news segment was more of a one-sided show promoting the host’s version of the “Hindu cause” or a religious/sectarian debate rather than a news room debate
Derogatory Article on Savitribai Phule: No Arrests So Far
While the opposition staged a walkout in the state assembly, in objection to no action taken against IndicTales for creating derogatory content against Savitribai Phule
CJP Victory! NBDSA delivers order in favour of CJP, directs removal of impugned video aired by broadcaster
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NBDSA held Times Now Navbharat of misleading audience with its show on ‘Madrassa Jihad’, violated Code of Ethics as show created an impression that ever madrassa is a breeding ground for terrorism and activities of similar nature
Journalist in jail, wife wages battle outside
As adivasi Rights Journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh completes a year in Jail, wife Ipsa Shatakshi bravely fights an uphill battle outside
Report facts, not rumours, do not call for violence: EGI to Indian media outlets
A watchdog body for the Indian media, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) has called on all journalists and media houses to exercise all professional standards of journalism in the coverage of this conflict tearing apart the state
Is anyone listening? Two creative works that transform personal tragedies into powerful political statements
This article delves into the artistic narratives of dissent and personal journeys of Mari Selvaraj's 'Maamannan' and Nisha Abdulla's 'We Push the Sky'.
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