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TopicPaid news

Topic: Paid news

Make paid news electoral offence, create legal options to counter fake news: IT panel to govt

The standing committee on IT has unanimously adopted its report on Ethical Standards in Media. The report will be tabled in the winter session of the Parliament.

Don’t publish election surveys without verification — PCI issues new advisory for newspapers

New guideline part of PCI’s updated Norms of Journalistic Conduct, edition 2020, which was uploaded to media watchdog’s website Friday. Also includes advisory on Covid reporting.

Modi govt plans media policy to ensure people get its message right

The draft policy, which awaits clearance by I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, focuses on ensuring a multimedia approach to the message put out by govt. 

Election Commission seeks Fali Nariman’s advice on fighting paid news menace

EC move comes weeks after Delhi High Court held that the poll panel can’t regulate content of media articles.

Cobrapost sting: Editors Guild of India urges media houses to explain position to readers

Editorial freedoms must be fully respected; paid news, even a suggestion of it, is ruinous for the media’s image, the Guild says in a statement.

Media houses should explain position on Cobrapost sting: Editors Guild

The Guild has also said that the media is under attack and urged the government to show a much greater sense of urgency to provide protection to journalists who are under threat.

Paid news sets alarm bells ringing in Gujarat again, EC probing 400 cases

Gujarat saw 414 cases of paid news during the 2012 assembly election campaign, and even five years later, the EC is struggling to combat the problem.

Paid news: Court to hear Madhya Pradesh minister’s case soon, EC moving next on Madhu Koda case

The verdict in Narottam Mishra’s case could be critical to how the menace will henceforth be dealt with in the country Anubhuti Vishnoi

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.