Not a priority for journos

IN Media Watch Briefs | 28/05/2015

If environmental problems are to be solved reporters need to care more about the issue. Piyush Goyal, the Minister for power, coal and new and renewable energy, held a press conference on one year’s performance. He described how the government was fast tracking the LED bulbs rollout, had brought down prices sharply, and stressed repeatedly on how much carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced as a result. The questions that followed the minister’s presentation were on coal block allocations and the government’s gas and power schemes, etc. Not one on the environmental implications of any energy source.

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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.