Shifting stance

IN Media Watch Briefs | 25/01/2013

The Jagran group’s Urdu daily, Inquilab, carried a column on January 24 pointing out that when it comes to the BJP or RSS’s alleged terror links the media stresses that terrorism has no religion. But before this news channels did not hesitate to label every terrorist act as Islamic terror, carrying stereotypical reconstructions featuring bearded men.

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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.