Foreign journalists blocked

IN Media Watch Briefs | 28/10/2009

The Indian Foreign Ministry has not allowed participation of foreign journalists in an environmental journalism course scheduled to be held in Tuticorin, India from October 26 to November 6. "We are extremely sorry to inform that because of the unfortunate decision from the Ministry, the course is now conducted only with Indian participants," Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI) director JK Patterson Edward said in an e-mail communiquÃ© with the Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan participants. (nation.ittefaq.com)

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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.

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