Kausar Bukhari : Articles

BY Kausar Bukhari| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |30/05/2002

Targeted in Kashmir Targeted in Kashmir Shot at on May 29th, Zafar Iqbal is the latest in a series of media victims in Kashmir. If one goes back to the last 13 years, it is amply clear that journalists have suffered much on account of not only being present in Kashmir but also making the world..

STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month

BY Kausar Bukhari| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |19/04/2002

STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month STD/Inter STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month STD/Internet ban in Kashmir in its fourth month The withdrawal of these facilities have badly affected the economy of the state besides causing enormous..

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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.