Mayank Chhaya : Articles

BY Mayank Chhaya| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |09/04/2009

Throwing shoes during news conferences is an extreme form of editorialising which professional reporters must refrain from, especially those who are a poor shot.

Should journalists accept state honours?

BY Mayank Chhaya| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |27/01/2008

Given India¿s deeply patronage-laden system it is obvious that someone, somewhere in that system made a studied decision to honour certain individuals and not others. (Pix: ndtv.com)

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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.