Deeptanil Ray : Articles

BY Deeptanil Ray| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/07/2009

When it comes to a particular type of assertive and sexist humour, it’s The Telegraph that has momentarily led the show in Kolkata city,

The Siege Show at Lalgarh

BY Deeptanil Ray| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |30/06/2009

As far as the media houses go, none of them have seriously called into question the necessity of this police action.

Kolkata’s silent media

BY Deeptanil Ray| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |13/02/2009

The Statesman publishes a frank piece on Islamic intolerance and sees its editor and publisher arrested because the mob bayed for blood.

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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.