TOI takes credit

IN Media Watch Briefs | 27/12/2015

No occasion is too serious or solemn to be turned into an opportunity for self congratulation. After the Rajya Sabha passed the amendment to the Juvenile Justice Act the Times of India ran a large advertisement on December 26 taking credit for leading the campaign to lower the age of juveniles for punishment to 16, in the case of heinous crimes. It also reminded us that the name Nirbhaya had been given to the December 2012 rape victim by this newspaper.

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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.