Media Freedom
Watching God vs No God Media ‘Dangal’ in Tamil Nadu
There is a media ‘dangal’ going on in Tamil Nadu between those who believe in god’s party and those who do not. A fictitious pro god party is created with a mission to attack godless parties, as a devised political strategy in an attempt to capture power in the state. How far such political strategy to divide people between on[Read More...]
‘Media Freedom’ Campaign Pushes Magnitsky Sanctions – But Ignores Case of Julian Assange
IMAGE: Julian Assange and his former lawyer Amal Clooney.
Nina Cross
21st Century Wire
INTERVIEW: Dr Lissa Johnson on Perilous of Health of Julian Assange
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Indian media no longer democracy’s fourth pillar
The web portal, countercurrents.org, has been awarded this year’s Solidarity Media Award initiated by Solidarity Youth Movement. Countercurrents.org received this special award for its courageous interventions in upholding Human Rights and Citizen’s Rights’. Countercurrents editor Binu Mathew will receive the award on October 31 at Press Club Hall, Thiruvananthapuram from veteran journalist Thomas Jacob. The award carries 10,000 rupees and[Read More...]
Proposal To Bring Online Content Under Media Regulations Is An Attack On Freedom Of Expression
A group of over 100 journalists and other professionals related to online media today wrote to the Information & Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani to express their concerns over the ministry’s proposal to extend traditional broadcasting rules and restrictions to the Internet. The journalists include both veterans of the industry like Raghav Bahl, MK Venu, Madhu Trehan, Nalini Singh, Paranjoy Guha[Read More...]