Category Archives: Media Freedom

NCERT needs to publicize all the complaints it gets

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Archana Venkat If the recent move by the HRD Ministry to develop “institutional mechanisms” to address complaints on NCERT textbooks is to fructify, we are in danger of adding more red tape to our existing levels of bureaucracy in education. … Continue reading →

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Defamation Express

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Hariharan VS The defamation notice sent by Indian Express and its journalists to Open Magazine and Vinod Mehta raises one important question: Why only against Vinod Mehta and Open? Vinod Mehta, in his interview gives his opinion on a variety of issues … Continue reading →

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Is battling File-sharing futile?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Mir Ubaid Should corporates and governments stop trying to stop file sharing? The idea is now more than 10 years old but un-squashable, despite periodic blocking. More than 10 years ago it was Napster, today The Pirate Bay (TPB) is under … Continue reading →

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The invisible Hand

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Padmaja Shaw The Eenadu-Sakshi war has a central player which we have not paid much attention to – THE CONGRESS PARTY. On the first round, the party through YSR has crippled Eenadu and drove it into proxy control of Reliance. … Continue reading →

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Imperious directive

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Shikha Mukerjee On May 2, in The Hindu, Justice Markandey Katju delivered a judgment – “Media cannot reject regulation.” With the precision of the legal mind (sic) Justice Katju in his avatar of Chairman of the Press Council has clarified … Continue reading →

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