All about ourselves!

IN Media Watch Briefs | 11/02/2008

We are used to the Times of India’s narcissm, but the Sunday Times on Feb 10 took the cake. First there was the wrap around page 1 with its hype on Lead India, the TOI’s self-appointed mission to find us leaders. The story took up all of page two, and the first lead on page 3. On page 7 we got a top of the page four column report on the Delhi Times festival. On page 19 there was yet another story on the PM lauding Lead India. Wow. Sometimes they even outdo themselves.

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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.