Convicting editor, court says reproducing someone's statements doesn’t exempt publisher from liability, & they must verify what they print if they wish to claim they acted in ‘good faith’.
Malhotra, who has served in senior positions in prominent publications, including ThePrint, specialises in politics, foreign policy, diplomacy and culture, especially in South Asia.
Only 22 per cent of the top 180 editors across 240 brands in 12 countries were women in 2023. But there has been a palpable change in tide in the past few years.
In this age of fast and loose communication, the timeless principles of journalism need to be reinforced. And, it’s the Desk’s job to press ‘pause’ and reflect.
In an age when the word 'news' is often preceded by the word 'fake,' UK’s Sunday Times editor Harold Evans' life was proof of the enduring value of the fourth estate.
The press, which is the fourth pillar of Indian democracy, is not given the same status as the other three pillars today. Journalists have to make their choice.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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