Selective analysis

IN Media Watch Briefs | 07/12/2008

It was a classic example of projecting only an angle that suits the publication. Mail Today (which belongs to the group which owns Aaj Tak and Headlines Today) did a story on December 6 on media reactions to the I & B Ministry advisory on TV terror coverage. It projected opinions on the government¿s failures but was mum on what people said about whether extensive repeat telecasts of the attack footage should be allowed.

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