IN MEDIA FREEDOM
|05/09/2018
Between courts and government, an evocative term with a rich history is sought to be replaced with ‘scheduled caste.’
IN LAW AND POLICY
|15/07/2018
After a spate of “drones are spying on me” stories in the media, new model laws proposed in the US will make it easy to sue over news photography.
BY A HOOT COMMENT|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|06/04/2018
PM Modi and Smriti Irani need to tread wisely if their legacy is not to be a hasty one which does more damage than good. The media policy legacy of an earlier BJP government was a positive one.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|25/03/2018
When channels transgress and viewers complain, how are the complaints handled by the NBSA? It’s a mixed bag…
BY PADMAJA SHAW|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|22/03/2018
First, though, she needs to curb trolling and the spread of poison on social media, including by BJP supporters.
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|18/03/2018
One month after Zee News was ordered to apologise on air, pay a fine and remove a programme, nothing has happened. Channels continue flout norms, violate ethics and give partisan or fake news,
BY GEETA SESHU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|27/02/2018
It’s still there. And it’s still very difficult for women to get effective remedies. Stronger mechanisms are needed.
BY THE HOOT|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|06/02/2018
Can privacy rights be enforced against the media? Will the government now unleash a data protection authority on journalistic establishments?
BY PRASHANT REDDY THIKKAVARAPU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|02/12/2017
Will journalism of the kind that published the Radia tapes, involving private conversations between private individuals, be precluded by a possible data protection law?
BY PRASHANT REDDY THIKKAVARAPU|
IN LAW AND POLICY
|15/10/2017
The new hate speech provisions will apply only when likely to incite an offence or threaten public order. But making them cognizable is a cause for worry,
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