When Parliament functions it is not news

IN Media Watch Briefs | 14/05/2016

The budget session ended with a high rate of productivity in both houses, 121 per cent in the Lok Sabha, 91 per cent in the Rajya Sabha. The session also had the highest percentage of Bills introduced and passed within same session in 10 years. But on Saturday morning the news was not to be found in any of the leading newspapers’ Delhi editions, though many gave considerable space to the wit and sparring on the final day in the Rajya Sabha. PTI did not appear to have put out this story either on Friday when PRS Legislative Research released these statistics.

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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.