Bureaucratic denial

IN Media Watch Briefs | 24/01/2017

The National Media Council of UAE invited the Doordarshan correspondent posted in Dubai to accompany the delegation of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi to India. He is here to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. It also invited the correspondents of Malayalam Manorama and Mathrubhoomi. The journalist who could not accept the invitation was the DD correspondent who was denied permission by her bosses in New Delhi. This despite the fact that the national broadcaster. WAM, the official news agency of UAE government, is also set to sign an agreement with Prasar Bharati during this visit.

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