In the dock

IN Media Watch Briefs | 31/08/2012

On Thursday, the media fraternity in Bangalore was agog with the news that a reporter of a leading English daily was among 11 arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks in the State. The charges, when they were revealed, raised many an eyebrow. Reporters on the beat in other newspapers were surprised that their colleague could be a suspect. Now, it is up to the police to prove in court that there was indeed something serious and that they have not kicked up dust for nothing.

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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.