The Press Club of India has slammed the arrest of Delhi-based journalist Rajeev Sharma, allegedly for violating the official secrets act (OSA) by passing on “secrets” to the Chinese. Below is the full statement of PCI. “We are astounded to hear of the arrest of Rajeev Sharma, a well-known independent journalist of long standing and…
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“A preposterous, unacceptable demolition exercise by a government lackey, mimicking features of a dictatorship”: Press Club of India tears into Prasar Bharti’s bid to throttle PTI
The following is the full text of the statement issued by the Press Club of India against Prasar Bharati Corporation intimidatory attack on Press Trust of India. *** “The government gives the impression of working for the dismemberment of the Press Trust of India (PTI), India’s premier news agency which has established a name for…
Indian Women’s Press Corps and Press Club of India condemn “vicious trolling” of mediapersons on social media
*** Updated on February 22, 2019 The following is the statement issued by the Editors Guild of India against the attacks on journalists. The Editors Guild of India strongly condemns the recent tirade of abuse and intimidation against the media and many senior journalists, especially women, in the wake of their reportage and commentary in…
Is ‘Modi Media’ biased against Rahul Gandhi?
In a cash-strapped election season which has seen “corporate interest and media ownership” converge, it is arguable if Narendra Modi is getting a free run. Every whisper of the Gujarat chief minister and BJP “prime ministerial aspirant” is turned into a mighty roar, sans scrutiny, as the idiot box ends up being a soapbox of…
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The journalism film that Dev Anand didn’t make
Indian Express editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta pens a warm and personal profile of the departed Bollywood star Dev Anand in today’s paper, with this concluding first-person experience: “His curiosity about my life and years as a reporter too was never-ending. Sometimes, on those long evenings, I would end up telling him stories from the pickets, trenches,…
What men can do, women journos can do better
PRITAM SENGUPTA writes from New Delhi: Has the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) in New Delhi completely overshadowed the Press Club of India as the den where the bold-faced names like to meet the capital’s hack-pack? While the PCI, open to men and women, has been unable to shake off its notoriety as the watering…
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