Reining them in

IN Media Watch Briefs | 27/11/2008

Even if it did not seem like it, the extended coverage of the Mumbai terror attack was the first stab by the News Broadcasters Association at self regulation. An advisory was sent out late on the 27th to all member channels advising restraint in coverage. Meanwhile the Delhi Union of Journalists quickly put out its own monitoring of instances of lack of restraint.

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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.