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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
TopicFreedom of Press

Topic: Freedom of Press

SC asks 3 journalists of The Wire to move Allahabad HC for quashing FIRs lodged in UP

The apex court granted interim protection to them but observed that Supreme Court can't create a separate avenue for journalists to directly come to it for quashing of FIRs.

French media watchdog lists Modi as ‘predator of press freedom’, govt rubbishes it as ‘baseless’

International non-profit Reporters Without Borders alleges Modi preys on the press by using a method based on national populism and disinformation.

Paid news not recent concept, Bihar saw it 35 years ago. But Germany, China, US started it

In ‘Power, Press and Politics’, Alok Mehta gives us an insider account of the workings of the Indian media — both print and electronic.

India now as autocratic as Pakistan, worse than Bangladesh: Sweden institute’s Democracy Report

After Freedom House report said India is only 'partly free' now, V-Dem Institute's Democracy Report has downgraded India from 'world's largest democracy' to 'electoral autocracy'.

Patricia Mukhim case reflection of threat to freedom of speech in India, says Editors Guild

Editors Guild of India Sunday issued a statement condemning the criminal proceedings launched against journalist Patricia Mukhim for a Facebook post. Here's the full text.

Editors Guild asks UP CM Adityanath to release jailed journalists, ensure freedom of press

In letter to CM Yogi Adityanath, Editors Guild says there are compelling cases of authorities harassing journalists working in UP, and cites several cases that were registered this year.

Modi govt defends news reports on Markaz event, says they were neither fake nor false

The I&B ministry opposed a batch of petitions filed in the SC alleging that a section of the media spread 'communal hatred' over the Nizamuddin Markaz event in March.

Journalists want novelty in Covid coverage and end up amplifying the trivial

When novelty replaces context, the result is a less-informed but more up-to-date public. Rushing journalists can mistakenly inflate the importance of small updates.

Modi’s politics of lockdown, issue with world press rankings & ThePrint’s ‘corona warriors’

In episode 460 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about the government's lockdown response, new vaccine developments and the importance of the freedom of press.

‘Journalism without fear’ — importance of 2020 World Press Freedom Day theme amid Covid

Since 1993, 3 May has been celebrated as a day when governments must take accountability and recognise the importance of a free press in a democracy.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.