Parthasarathy and Roy

IN Media Watch Briefs | 10/06/2017

Even as a section of the Delhi media turned out in strength at the Press Club of India on June 9 to hear rousing speeches on protecting press freedom, Twitter has been reflecting less supportive takes on the NDTV raids. On June 6 Malini Parthasarathy‏ of the Hindu group had tweeted "NDTV should allow a probe & not retreat behind the shield of press freedom which is too weighty a concept to be invoked for personal issues." Today, June 10, she reported that Prannoy Roy had blocked her, posting a screenshot as evidence. "I now find @PrannoyRoyNDTV has blocked me on Twitter. So disputing claims of attacks on freedom not allowed by champions of a free press?"

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