It seems the Election Commission of India is the only body in the country that is seriously trying to combat the pernicious practice of “paid news”. If other organizations, including organizations that claim to represent the interests of journalists and other media professionals, played a more proactive role in curbing this corrupt practice, the phenomenon […]
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Back in 2012, Zee editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Sameer Ahluwalia were stung by industrialist Naveen Jindal’s group. The media industry was taken aback by the footage released by Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL). In a complaint lodged in September 2012, the JSPL director, human resources, alleged that Zee News editor Chaudhary and Zee Business editor Ahluwalia attempted extortion to the tune of ₹100 crore […]
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India’s leading magazine ‘India Today’ has committed an unpardonable fraud in journalism. The magazine tried a dramatic photo shoot session by taking some of the protesting farmers from Tamil Nadu in Delhi’s protesting area Jantar Mantar to a nearby Greater Noida farming area. Social Media is abuzz with photos of the blatant violation of journalistic […]
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