Death of a lensman

IN Media Watch Briefs | 09/05/2016

 A photographer was tragically killed in an accident in Jhansi on April 9. PTI  reported the incident and cause of death the same day but did not name the publication he worked for. TOI’s own report gave the cause of death but did not name the publication. Indian Express, the paper he worked for, paid tribute to him in a front page story but did not mention exactly what killed him. Is it so difficult to give basic facts when the news concerns the media?          

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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.                   

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.                 

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