Harish Khare : Articles

BY Harish Khare| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |22/04/2002

To whom is the media accountable To whom is the media accountable? It needs to be acknowledged that there are no effective institutional mechanisms which get invoked in bringing newspapers to their senses, if need be The answer to the question to whom is the media accountable is obvious. Since newspapers profess, -- and, profess assertively - that..

To whom is the media accountable

BY Harish Khare| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |12/04/2002

On March 21, 2002 the Media Foundation held a panel discussion at the India International Centre in Delhi to mark th On March 21, 2002 the Media Foundation held a panel discussion at the India International Centre in Delhi to mark the first anniversary of The Hoot.org. What follows is a presentation made that evening..

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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.