Vishnu Rajgadia : Articles

BY Vishnu Rajgadia| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |24/11/2009

The Nitish Kumar Government amends the RTI act to allow only a single piece of information per application and has restricted the number of free of cost pages.

Misusing the media's credibility

BY Vishnu Rajgadia| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |28/09/2009

After this cowardly act of the Bengal police, media people will be viewed with a suspicion in any part of the country. This can in turn even bring threat to their lives.

Not so funny RTI innovations from Jharkhand

BY Vishnu Rajgadia| IN REGIONAL MEDIA |05/09/2009

Recent reports in Jharkhand suggest that information seekers are told to pay substantial sums in the name of the government staff’s salary.

RTI exposes vendetta by union minister

BY Vishnu Rajgadia| IN MEDIA PRACTICE |04/09/2007

In its reply, Coal India admitted that the transfer was based on the reference from a VIP, but was silent on the name.

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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.