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Central government defends blocking of Media Platforms
During the Lok Sabha Session, the Central government defended its use of Section 69A of the IT Act to block media content, including Bolta Hindustan and National Dastak. Minister Dr. L. Murugan informed that all actions follow strict safeguards, balancing national security with fairness
Russian TV Staff says “no to war”, quits on-air
Staff of TV Rain (Dozhd) took this decision after Russian authorities suspended its operations over its coverage of the Ukraine war
Hijab ban: News media loses interest but student protests continue
Experts have time and again pointed out that students are fighting for their rights in a controversy created for political benefit
Whatsapp group Admin not vicariously liable for posts by members: Kerala HC
Judgment has far-reaching implications for Whatsapp groups run by activists and dissenters
CJP asks News18 to take down Fake News based show on bombs hurled in West Bengal school
CJP Team -
The show was heavily misinformed where the host gave the narrative a communal spin
Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow based journalist alleges target harassment by state gov’t
Sanjay Sharma Editor of 4PM, Lucknow’s only evening newspaper says he is being ‘targeted’ by the Adityanath government for his critical coverage
New Delhi: Journalists unions protest targeting, harassment
Unions called for wider mobilisation, pledged solidarity with Central Trade Union protest against Labour Codes on March 28-29
Photojournalist T Kumar’s death by sucide exposes the state of affairs at UNI
Dealing with a 60 month salary backlog, senior UNI photojournalist T Kumar had died by suicide in his Chennai office
Facebook’s plans to curb online hate during Indian elections: Too little too late?
Parent company Meta announces a slew of measures including activating its Election Operations Centre
Busted! Times Now anchor fails to make important distinction between ban on Islamic traditional veils
Tries to school Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai for her Tweet about the Hijab controversy in Karnataka; gets fact checked and schooled himself!
New press accreditation rules can be misused to punish journalists
Journalists raise concerns over the newly rewritten guidelines for central press accreditation
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