Obama and India

IN Media Watch Briefs | 06/11/2008

Wonder if Barack Obama knows how much anxious chatter there is on our news channels about what his victory means for India. From his economic impact on India, to whether we need to sign the CTBT when he takes over, to what the prospects will be for Indian IT, or what his election will mean for Mayawati. On CNN IBN an anchor cheerfully said "even as we celebrate tonight..." Was the ‘we’ a reference to the American element in her channel’s name?

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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.