Journalism without self censorship?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 08/10/2017

When The Wire published this story on the "Golden touch of Jay Amit Shah" on Sunday its website crashed at the surge of traffic and then came back up. The story has been reported by former ET journalist Rohini Singh who, Wire founding editor M K Venu says, has joined them "to be able to pursue normal journalism with The Wire." The story is based on documents obtained from the registrar of companies, not clear why the huge phalanx of business media in this country including four dailies and three business channels did not do this earlier. Lastly queries sent to Jay, son of Amit Shah before publication elicited a response  warning that criminal and civil defamation proceedings would be launched in the event of “any slant or imputation which alleges or suggests any impropriety on his part.”