Outreach for whom?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 07/02/2017

It is not clear which kind of journalists the PMO's weekly mailer for journalists--which began to be sent out shortly after Republic Day-- is meant for. The latest one arriving on the 6th brings top takeaways of the budget, the PM's comments after the FM's speech, the president lauding the Modi government in his speech and so on. Maybe for accredited journos in outer space? With access to email?

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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.