Parliamentary Elections Archive

  • 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 difference between the two reports is that while the draft report listed specific instances of paid news with the names of media publications, the final report does not mention even a single name. This, at a time when the entire Indian media is going all-out against the corruption in the Commonwealth Games 2010.

    PCI’s final report on “paid news” a sham?

    Posted on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
    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 difference between the two reports is that while the draft report listed specific instances of paid news with the names of media publications, the final report does not mention even a single name. This, at a time when the entire Indian media is going all-out against the corruption in the Commonwealth Games 2010.

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  • 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. Infact, a lot of politicians across party lines have suggested that exchanging money for "paid news" should be declared as a corrupt practice. The report, Paid News: How corruption in the Indian media undermines democracy, was prepared by a two member sub-committee of the PCI.

    Exclusive: PCI report on “paid news” slams corrupt media

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
    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. Infact, a lot of politicians across party lines have suggested that exchanging money for "paid news" should be declared as a corrupt practice. The report, Paid News: How corruption in the Indian media undermines democracy, was prepared by a two member sub-committee of the PCI.

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