Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
TopicMedia freedom

Topic: media freedom

Here’s how the world can defend journalism better

Martin Scott -
Media freedom is under threat—digital technology, the killing of journalists are imposing challenges globally. So here's a better way for reform.

‘Reporting of hearings augments judicial integrity’: Why SC rejected EC’s plea on media gag

Bhadra Sinha -
The Election Commission had asked for injunction on media reporting of court cases related to elections but SC said freedom of speech extended to judicial proceedings as well.

‘PFI link, anti-CAA, riot intention’ — What Kerala journalist headed to Hathras is accused of

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan was arrested on 5 October along with three others. After Arnab Goswami’s bail, Kappan’s wife is now hopeful of bail for him too.

Reader View: Media dealing with a divided country & selective outrage from those in power

ThePrint Team -
YourTurn is our weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

Kashmir Times is latest, media in J&K has been ‘gasping for breath’ since Article 370 move

Azaan Javaid -
The offices of two media outlets have been sealed, and since the abrogation of Article 370 last August, 18 journalists have been summoned or questioned by the J&K Police. 

Why it makes good business sense for investors to trust countries with a free press

Clara Ferreira Marques -
Unrestrained reporting dramatically reduces the price of information, leveling the playing field for investors. It leads to more questions being asked & uncovering more corruption.

When men celebrate women’s day, and ‘interrupted’ TV signal

Shubhangi Misra -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Calcutta High Court directs Mamata govt to suspend media campaigns on citizenship law

PTI -
The Calcutta High Court sought a response from the West Bengal government on claims that the campaigns were carried out using public funds.

75 laws, raid on journalist behind Australian press’ move to black out front pages

Srijan Shukla -
Several Australian dailles Monday redacted their front pages as part of a unified protest against media restrictions & a growing culture of government secrecy.

Does India need PSU banks, asks Subbarao, UAPA Bill ‘recipe for abuses’ says Gautam Bhatia

Fiza Jha -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.
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Opinion

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Tale of two ships – How Delhi is asserting Indianness of the Indian Ocean to China

Jyoti Malhotra -
A US Navy ship docked in an Indian port for the first time. And a Chinese ship couldn’t in Sri Lanka. New Delhi is finally pulling strings.
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SPARSH will make defence pension digital, but problems won’t disappear. Ask pensioners

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Confused, aimless—why Opposition parties live up to Ronen Sen’s ‘headless chicken’ remark

Economy

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‘We are cracking down’— how Modi govt plans to make it tougher for states to fund freebies

Shubham Batra -
The Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to check states’ spending on handouts like free electricity and rations. The first step is to tighten the noose on state borrowings.

Defence

Representational image | Indian Army soldiers during the Army Day Parade at Cariappa Parade Ground in New Delhi | ANI Photo

Army looks to reduce troops by 2 lakh, deployment in Kashmir could be rejigged

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army, which faces a shortage of about 1.35 lakh personnel, is aiming to reduce its strength from 12.8 lakh to around 10.8 lakh.

National Interest

In Kashmir 3 years on, 3 positive changes, 3 things that should’ve happened & 3 that got worse

Shekhar Gupta -
Kashmir as a crisis has fallen off our headlines and from the top of our collective minds. Which is precisely the most important change for the better.

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