National interest trumps media freedom

IN Media Watch Briefs | 06/11/2016

Information and Broadcasting  minister Venkiah  Naidu   reiterated on Sunday that  nations have boundaries, and said the concept of freedom is not above the nation's interest and views cannot be promoted as news. The Hindu reports that he added,  in an indirect reference to the controversy over restrictions on NDTV, that journalists are “citizens first and journalists next.”  Over a year ago national security advisor Ajit Doval had said  that media freedom could not be allowed to imperil national security. This government is consistent!