Will ‘apologists’ take a bullet for the nation?

Editors Guild, media bodies condemn FIR against journalist for reporting on hunger in Varanasi village, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express 20 June 2020 The investigation was initiated after the article published about residents of the Varanasi village going hungry amid the lockdown. NEW DELHI: Journalists’ networks condemned registration of FIR against Supriya Sharma of the news website Scroll.in over a report from Domari village in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi.  The […]

IPI, IFJ urge Modi to prevent increasing use of sedition laws against journalists, Deccan Herald

Deccan Herald 22 October 2020 Two international media organisations have shot o a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent action to “prevent the increasing use” of sedition laws and other legal sanctions against journalists and ensure that they “can work without harassment and fear of reprisal”. Two international media organisations have […]

Freedom Of The Press: We Need To Treat Our Journalists Better, Youth Ki Awaaz

Youth Ki Awaaz 09 August 2020 By Kalyani Singh in Media, Politics “Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”- Thomas Jefferson Media plays a pivotal role in democracy. It is considered the fourth pillar in democracy because it works as a messenger between government and unheard voices. The press […]