Tag: democracy
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CWG, Kalmadi, Indian Media and Paid News
A leading English newspaper sent a proposal to Kalmadi for positive coverage of the CWG in November 2009. The entire deal was worth Rs 12.19 crore. The media group wanted an “Official…
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PCI’s final report on “paid news” a sham?
The final report of the PCI is so watered down that if one compares it with the draft report, the extent of corruption in the media itself gets exposed. The most notable…
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Exclusive: PCI report on “paid news” slams corrupt media
The “paid news” phenomenon has left the parliamentarians of the country worried with senior MPs and even Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari expressing concern over the malpractice.…
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State machinery succeeded in deflecting public anger from political class to TV media
Let the Government not forget that in Mumbai-like situation where the terrorists are in their aggressive best and the Government might in its fiercest form, the media presence cannot be blocked in…