News is what happens at home

IN Media Watch Briefs | 09/07/2013

The Hindustan Times had no mention of the events in Egypt, with at least 51 killed in the police firing on Morsi supporters, until you got to a 'must read' box right at the bottom of page one. The story was on page 15. Likewise in the Indian Express which had it on page 14 but featured the clashes in its page one skyline. The Times of India and the Hindu at least thought it was front page news.

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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.