Thin edge of the wedge?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 28/05/2014

There is much consternation in the US press over Time magazine carrying a very small Verizon advertisement on its cover. The New York Times reports that the magazine publisher will run small ads on the covers of the Time and Sports Illustrated magazines from now on. The media focused press in the US aflutter, wondering how much bigger the ads will get over time. Media Bistro said May 22 will count as the day magazine covers died.

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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.