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After "Fake News" Order, Nominations To Media Watchdog Spark Row
Journalists, editors and media managers and owners will meet tomorrow to take a common stand on issues with the constitution of media watchdog Press Council of India (PCI) and the Central Press Accreditation Committee (CPAC). Both media bodies, in the process of being reconstituted, have been called into question.
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"Fake News" Order Wasn't Issued, Only Statement Was: Information Ministry
The government's controversial announcement to penalise journalists accused of "fake news" had been put out after consultations with the media watchdog Press Council of India, or PCI, and the News Broadcasters Association, a top government functionary in the Information and Broadcasting ministry has said. The official announcement made late on Mond...
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Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Narendra Modi Over I&B Ministry's "Fake News" Order
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "Fake News" order, which was subsequently withdrawn, that threatened to take away accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news, saying there was a loss of control and panic was setting in.
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PM Modi Overrules Smriti Irani, Cancels "Fake News" Order: 10 Points
After it was widely attacked as a brazen attempt to curb freedom of the press in an election year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled an order that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was issued late last night by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which is headed by Smriti Irani. After top editors and opposition...
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After "Fake News" Order, Nominations To Media Watchdog Spark Row
Journalists, editors and media managers and owners will meet tomorrow to take a common stand on issues with the constitution of media watchdog Press Council of India (PCI) and the Central Press Accreditation Committee (CPAC). Both media bodies, in the process of being reconstituted, have been called into question.
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"Fake News" Order Wasn't Issued, Only Statement Was: Information Ministry
The government's controversial announcement to penalise journalists accused of "fake news" had been put out after consultations with the media watchdog Press Council of India, or PCI, and the News Broadcasters Association, a top government functionary in the Information and Broadcasting ministry has said. The official announcement made late on Mond...
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Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Narendra Modi Over I&B Ministry's "Fake News" Order
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "Fake News" order, which was subsequently withdrawn, that threatened to take away accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news, saying there was a loss of control and panic was setting in.
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PM Modi Overrules Smriti Irani, Cancels "Fake News" Order: 10 Points
After it was widely attacked as a brazen attempt to curb freedom of the press in an election year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled an order that sought to punish journalists for fake news. The order was issued late last night by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, which is headed by Smriti Irani. After top editors and opposition...
