Saleem Samad : Articles

BY Saleem Samad| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |13/05/2002

Taming the press in Bangladesh Taming the press in Bangladesh The latest effort at taming the fourth estate is a bill to restrict the media from publishing reports about certain matters of parliament. By Saleem Samad In Bangladesh during the decade of democracy (1991-2001), the press experienced brutal violence leading to death and maiming. The perpetrators of the violence..

HASINA STOPS SHORT OF FULL AUTONOMY FOR RADIO AND TV

BY Saleem Samad| IN LAW AND POLICY |10/04/2002

HASINA STOPS SHORT OF FULL AUTONOMY FOR RADIO AND TV HASINA STOPS SHORT OF FULL AUTONOMY FOR RADIO AND TV In a pre-election bid to fulfil a 1996 election promise, Shiekh Hasina`s cabinet approves laws that redefine government control of radio and television rather than seek to eliminate it. Bangladesh is holding a general election..

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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.