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BY aloke| IN OPINION |14/10/2006

The government taking 30 per cent stake in Khaleej Times could mean changes in one of the few local newspapers to write critical articles on Dubai.

Competition vs cross media monopolies

BY aloke| IN OPINION |20/06/2006

When the media voices within communities are in the hands of the same people, the spectrum of opinion, political or otherwise, tends to become narrow.

A prayer for the next elections

BY aloke| IN OPINION |14/05/2006

May the anchors realize that when most results come in by noon, or thereabout, they should stop saying "early days."

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.