Rape victim's identity: disclosure for whom?
BY Laxmi Murthy| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/09/2013
When and how a sexual assault victim chooses to reveal her identity is a product of complex factors. It takes immense courage to stand up and fight, but the decision must remain hers, not the media's.
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Media helping to vilify Ishrat?
BY Laxmi Murthy| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |06/07/2013
In the political blame game following the filing of the chargesheet in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, the political class is bound to clutch at straws, but must the media follow suit,
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Media amnesia and sexual harassment
BY Laxmi Murthy| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |23/07/2010
It has been rather ironic, watching KPS Gill ranting against sexual harassment and sermonising about the "rot" within the system.
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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.                 

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