Allegations against Jaitley played down?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 24/12/2015

It is not unusual for a story which rages on TV networks on any evening to figure only in the inside pages of newspapers the next day. But when charges of nepotism are levelled against the finance minister and occupy prime TV time, one expects newspapers to also report them prominently. But with the exception of The Hindu, former hockey federation chief KPS Gill's allegations against Arun Jaitley found no mention on December 24 on the first pages of major mainstream dailies. The regional daily Malayala Manorama was another exception which played up the story on page one.

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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.