Then and now

IN Media Watch Briefs | 24/03/2014

MJ Akbar explains today in the Economic Times why he is backing Narendra Modi's bid to lead the country after the current election. He also explains why he no longer holds him responsible for the Gujarat riots of 2002. But wags on the Internet have lost no time in digging out and circulating this article which was strongly critical back in 2002.

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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.