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Editors Guild takes up cudgels against ‘paid news’

At its AGM on December 22, 2009, the Editors Guild of India strongly condemned the practice of paid news content and other dubious practices and said it would focus on this issue in 2010 More...

Court ruling bolsters freedom of the press

A significant Madras High Court ruling upholds two important principles of press freedom More...

Investigate unethical media practices, women journalists tell EC

Women journalists in Andhra Pradesh have written to the chief electoral officer demanding an investigation into the cash-for-news scam by Telegu newspapers and TV channels More...

2008 saw many casualties among journalists

Despite a drop in the number of deaths of media personnel in 2007, data gathered by the International News Safety Institute points to over 100 journalists and support workers killed in the line of duty More...

Mumbai terror attacks coverage extensive but theatrical: survey report

TV channels have faced criticism over their coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks. The media site Newswatch carried out a survey to get a more accurate picture of viewers’ opinions More...

Violence against women: What can the media do?

Taking serious note of increasing violence against women, which is a global phenomenon, the International Federation of Journalists has drawn up guidelines for better and more sensitive reporting of the issue More...

TV channels rapped for coverage of terror attacks; govt proposes guidelines

Two TV channels have been served show cause notices for reporting on the terror strikes on Mumbai in a manner that created insecurity among people as well as endangered the lives of both the security forces and people caught up in the attacks More...

Survey shows declining readership trends

The second round of the Indian Readership Survey 2008 shows a declining trend in readership of some top newspapers and magazines More...

First rural community radio station to go on air

Sangham Radio of the DDS Community Media Trust will be the first proper community radio station to go on air, on October 15, 2008. It will also be the first to be run by women from marginalised communities More...

 

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