Masala murder coverage

IN Media Watch Briefs | 31/08/2015

The ToI is hooked on the Sheena Bora murder case. Its ‘Murder in the Family’ series has been running non stop from August 27, on one full inside page every day. Last Saturday it went up to 1.5 pages. HT has been close behind, with ‘Sheena Murder’ not going off page one, coverage ranging from half a page to 1.5 pages. The Express grew restrained as the story wore on, though none of these three have let it go off page 1. The Hindu chose to be virtuous. The least coverage, and now no longer on page 1.

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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.