BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA FREEDOM
|06/09/2018
Patwardhan expressed concern that the decision was an attempt to impose YouTube’s sovereignty over the law of the land.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA FREEDOM
|05/07/2018
The charge of obstructing a public servant on duty is the easiest to level against anyone even asking questions of public officials. Journalists are increasingly being booked under it,
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA FREEDOM
|15/05/2018
Journalist Kamal Shukla waits for a court verdict about the sedition charge against him over posting a cartoon on Facebook
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA PRACTICE
|03/05/2018
From the Hoot archives: Incredibly, news reports quote crime branch police sources (unidentified, of course) who state that the case against Vora became stronger when the gangster himself called up several journalists and businessmen.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN SPECIAL REPORTS
|02/05/2018
Free Speech in 2018: Murder, violence, threats, gags, and policy clampdowns – that’s how the year started.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|25/03/2018
When channels transgress and viewers complain, how are the complaints handled by the NBSA? It’s a mixed bag…
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|18/03/2018
One month after Zee News was ordered to apologise on air, pay a fine and remove a programme, nothing has happened. Channels continue flout norms, violate ethics and give partisan or fake news,
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|27/02/2018
It’s still there. And it’s still very difficult for women to get effective remedies. Stronger mechanisms are needed.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA PRACTICE
|07/02/2018
The girl got the Keystone Cops treatment, going from suicide bomber to aspiring pharmacist in 11 riveting days.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN MEDIA PRACTICE
|03/01/2018
That’s a fair description of Times Now and Republic TV’s treatment of dalits commemorating the Bhima Koregaon battle.
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