Arnab the indefatigable

IN Media Watch Briefs | 06/07/2017

If you don't get the answer you are looking for, tweak the answer to suit your purpose.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu gave an exclusive interview to Republic TV and the first questions were predictably on terrorism and Pakistan. What would he say to Pakistan which is harbouring Syed Salahuddin, followed by another question on Pak harbouring the killers of Moshe's parents. To both the canny PM gave "any country" or "every country that harbours..." replies. But channel and anchor lost no time in putting out his answers as an 'Uncompromising and Blunt message to Pakistan'.

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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.