We pay for this expose

IN Media Watch Briefs | 21/09/2015

Aaj Tak did a story on the price of onions in Delhi which has ended up costing the tax payer a lot of money. Because the Delhi government's response, true to form, has been to take out full page ads in many newspapers countering the facts in the Aaj Tak's story: "Aajtak channel dwara pyaaz par phailayi gayi jhoot ka bhandaphod." (Exposing the lies spread by Aaj Tak channel about onions.)

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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.