Wearing two hats

IN Media Watch Briefs | 30/07/2012

Nai Duniya editor Shahid Siddiqui's case underlines the dangers of wearing two hats, one of a journalist and the other of politician. As the first, he interviewed the Narendra Modi and the latter, he got into political hot water with the Samajwadi Party. Vijay Darda, Rajya Sabha MP, CMD of Lokmat Group of publications, has shared the dais with Narendra Modi and praised him for being a 'tiger' because of the latter's 'commitment and dedication' to work. What is in store for him from the party? All journalists note: you can play both sides of the fence.

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