IRFAN QURAISHI : Articles

BY IRFAN QURAISHI| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |08/12/2017

Journalist Javed Mir’s struggle to recover from 100 pellets in his body, with no help, mirrors the experience of hundreds of other victims in Kashmir

Kashmiri reporters caught in the crossfire

BY IRFAN QURAISHI| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |21/09/2016

Scorned by Kashmiris for being state ‘agents’ and abused by the security forces for being ‘Hurriyat sympathisers’, the media are getting it in the neck.

Failing to curb J&K’s bogus newspapers

BY IRFAN QURAISHI| IN MEDIA BUSINESS |23/03/2016

A new advertisement policy is intended to tackle ‘litho’ papers but look closely and its loopholes will allow them to get through the net

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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.