Media

Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.

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Indian secularism cares more about losing a YouTube ad than the murder of 18-year-old Rahul Rajput

Abhishek Banerjee - 14 October, 2020

You know what has not become a talking point? The murder of 18 year old Delhi University student Rahul Rajput. His “crime”? Having a Muslim girlfriend.

News Reports

India Today Group issues guidelines prohibiting employees from posting any personal view on social media, says it does not breach freedom of expression

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2020

India Today says persons associated with it can post only content from the media house on their personal social media accounts

Media

Day after Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham apologised for controversial ad, ‘ecosystem’ created a ‘Hindu mob attacked showroom’ narrative

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2020

Three headlines in span of two hours: How NDTV went from 'mob attacked' Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham to 'threat calls' which were eventually debunked by police

News Reports

Mumbai Police issues show-cause notice to Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami over his alleged communal remarks on Palghar Sadhu lynching case

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2020

Arnab Goswami issued show-cause notice under Section 108(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) by the Mumbai polic

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After CFO, Mumbai Police summons Republic TV Exec Editor to question him about Hansa Report that named India Today in TRP scam

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2020

Mumbai Police has issued a summons to Niranjan Narayanswamy, Executive Editor of Republic TV.

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AajTak anchor questioned on Social Media for sending a WhatsApp message full of praise to herself, journalist says message real

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2020

Deputy Editor and Anchor at AajTak, Chitra Tripathi, sent a message to herself on WhatsApp praising herself for her work.

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Minority Commission issues notice to India Today for misquoting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2020

India Today had allegedly tweeted an incomplete statement by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat from his interview with Vivek Magazine

News Reports

Editors Guild of India chief Shekhar Gupta hails same Bollywood which aims to stifle freedom of press

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2020

Shekhar Gupta has taken to Twitter to hail the Bollywood big-wigs who have joined hands to gag Republic TV

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India Today’s Rahul Kanwal hails Bollywood for hounding Arnab Goswami after blaming Republic TV for a scam India Today is accused in

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2020

Despite being called out so many times in the recent past for the lies, India Today and its so-called senior 'journalists' like the channels news editor Rahul Kanwal seems to be feeling no remorse at all.

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