On Thursday people on Twitter discovered that the handle of the media company, India Today was nowhere to be found. When one looked for user @IndiaToday, an empty search result appeared. Various Twitterati took the notice. Where did the @IndiaToday Twitter handle disappear? pic.twitter.com/jksVdWOxRw — Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) February 7,[Read More…]
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US ‘to pull 7,000 troops’ from Afghanistan: Media
Washington, The Donald Trump administration is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, the US media reported. Reports, citing unnamed officials, said about 7,000 troops — roughly half the remaining US military presence in the country — could go home within months. The Washington Post reported on Thursday the[Read More…]
Journalist attacked with knuckle duster in Mumbai
Four people attacked a journalist in Mumbai late night on Sunday while he was on his way to home. Calling it an attempt to murder, the Times Now journalist Herman Gomes shares his horror on Facebook where he describes how the attack took place near Gamdevi police station while on[Read More…]
Patna High Court’s order gagging media is systematically draconian
In a recent hearing, the Patna high court in the context of Muzaffarpur shelter abuse case restrained print and electronic media from reporting anything on the case. The order said, “We have also noticed that in the media, both print media as well as electronic media, the reporting is made with respect[Read More…]
New York Times defends tech writer Sarah Jeong accused of being racist for old tweets
San Francisco: The New York Times has defended its new hire, Sarah Jeong, who was dragged into a racism controversy for tweets she wrote from 2013 to early 2015. The paper announced this week that it had hired Jeong as the lead technology writer for its editorial board. But soon[Read More…]
Don’t blame media, we provide them ‘masala’, Modi tells party lawmakers
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday advised BJP leaders not to give “masala” to the media by getting into every issue as soon as they saw camerapersons, saying such “mistakes” affect the country, party and the individual’s image. “Often, our workers say that the media is doing this, the[Read More…]
India’s media, entertainment sector to cross $31 bn by 2020
Mumbai: The Indian media and entertainment sector revenues reached $22.7 billion in 2017, and are expected to cross $31 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6 per cent, said a study released here on Sunday. The report by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and[Read More…]
Practical problems in meeting you often: Modi to journalists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there were “practical problems” due to which he was not able to meet the media often. “There are hopes from the both sides. There are complaints from the both sides. But I think it is our professional hazard. We have to find a[Read More…]
Israel attempt to shut down Al Jazeera, bans journalists
Israel plans to cancel media credentials of Al Jazeera journalists and close the network’s office in Jerusalem, the country’s communication minister has announced. Israel’s communications minister has said he wants to shut down pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera in the country. Ayoob Kara, of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said on[Read More…]
Watch: Republic TV reporters are goons, says Shashi Tharoor
Along with veteran journalist Arnab Goswami, his new channel Republic TV too seems to have picked a special interest in decoding Tharoor. And as they unceasingly continue their pursuit of truth, they are also surpassing media ethics. On Friday, Shashi Tharoor took to Facebook to share a video where Republic[Read More…]
Goswami’s Republic TV reporters barred from attending Shashi Tharoor’s press conference
Arnab Goswami and drama go hand-in-hand, and Goswami’s newly-launched news channel Republic TV, nevertheless, continues to do so. In a gnarly incident, Republic TV was barred from covering Shashi Tharoor‘s press conference at AICC today. According to Republic TV’s live footages, there were four reporters from Goswami’s channel who went[Read More…]
Facebook disallows modified link previews to combat fake news
As fake news continue to infiltrate social media sites and misleading many, Facebook is launching a new feature that can prevent fake news from making it on the social network. In the process of elimination of fake news, it has started killing non-publisher Pages’ ability to edit the link previews[Read More…]
Video: Inside Game of Thrones’ soundtrack feat GOT music composer Ramin Djawadi
From 2011, Game of Thrones fans has only been increasing. This fantasy-drama-action-suspense series gives has three treats for its audience: great acting, excellent visual design, and twisting drama infused with consistent surprises. This big-budget nerd-out turned out to be one of HBO’s top series ever made! And any Game of[Read More…]
Press is free under PM Modi’s rule: Venkaiah Naidu
On Friday, Union Minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu, slammed critics who have been holding the government responsible for curbing the freedom of press in the country. He said that that the media is free to express its view under the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) rule. He further said that the press[Read More…]
Congress accused BJP of using CBI to control media
Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government of using the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to control the media on Tuesday. CBI searched offices and residences of NDTV co-founder Prannoy Roy over allegations of triggering loss to a private bank. “I think this CBI move is an overdrive by[Read More…]
Editors Guild of India express concern over CBI raids on NDTV co-founder’s home
Soon after the NDTV controversy, the Editors Guild of India, an organisation of editors of newspapers and magazines in India expressed deep concern over the issue. This comes in the wake of raids conducted by the CBI on NDTV co-founder Prannoy Roy’s home. The official press release by the Editor’s[Read More…]
Exclusive: Shashi Tharoor’s defamation suit solely “a matter of principle”
Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor filed a defamation case against popular journalist Arnab Goswami for 2 crores and 10,000 rupees earlier this week. Speaking exclusively to Newsd, a close associate of the Member of Parliament said, “Tharoor decided to file the defamation case, against the wishes of[Read More…]
Media must reflect a plurality of opinions, says President Mukherjee
In view to uphold the dignity of Indian media and fairness of journalism, President of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee urged the journalists to maintain the freedom of the press and not misuse the same for their personal interest. He tweeted his thoughts and reached out to media persons, saying that[Read More…]
Sudharshan TV editor Suresh Chavhanke arrested
Can’t allow bid to choke the freedom of media, says SC
The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that it will not allow to “smother” and “throttle” the freedom of media. Dismissing a PIL demanding an investigation into alleged cuts received by Indian journalists to write in favor of the multi-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. A bench led by Justice Dipak[Read More…]
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Subramanian Swamy slams Arnab Goswami over naming his upcoming company “Republic”
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has taken offense against Arnab Goswami’s new digital venture’s name, Republic. He says the “Republic” as a name of a company is a violation of Emblem and Names, Act,1950. As per item 6 in the Schedule accompanying the Act, use of “The name, emblem or official[Read More…]
Barkha Dutt quits NDTV, likely to start new venture
Senior Journalist Barkha Dutt on Sunday has announced her resignation of Consulting Editor at NDTV. The journalist took to Twitter to make her announcement. Did my last We The People. At 16 yrs its longest running TV show which I built from scratch,won scores of awards for& am hugely proud[Read More…]
Twenty-First Century Fox agrees to buy UK-based Sky
Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox said on Thursday it had agreed to buy European pay-tv firm Sky for $14.6 billion, sticking to its earlier offer despite complaints from some investors. Fox is the founding shareholder in Sky and currently owns approximately 39.1 percent of Sky’s shares and this deal would[Read More…]