Press Freedom

Press Council Of India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Over "Lack Of Clarity"

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 6, 2018

The Press Council of India has rubbished the recently released Press Freedom Index, in which India slipped two places to rank 138th among 180 countries, saying there was a "lack of clarity" on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on "opinion or perception".

Free Press Makes For A Stronger Democracy: PM Modi On World Press Freedom Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2018

Multiplicity of ideas and human expression make us more vibrant as a society and a free press makes for a stronger democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on World Press Freedom Day today.

Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy

India News | Reuters | Thursday April 26, 2018

In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...

Outrage Over Centre's Rules For Journalists To Check Fake News: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 3, 2018

Journalists' accreditation can be suspended just on the accusation of fake news and they can lose their credentials permanently for a repeat offence, say new, unprecedented government rules announced by the government in an election year. The controversial guidelines, seen to leave journalists open to harassment, have sparked massive outrage and ra...

Singapore's Planned Terror Response Stokes Concerns Over Press Freedom

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 1, 2018

A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on press freedom.

Corruption In India Growing, Country Slides Further Down In Index

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 22, 2018

India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region.

Foreign Media On Aadhaar FIR Against Journalist: "Caused An Outcry"

India News | Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post | Monday January 8, 2018

The UIDAI has filed a police complaint against journalist Rachna Khaira of The Tribune who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric Aadhaar database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about shrinking press freedom in India

Free Speech Cannot Be Absolute, Should Not Be Trampled Upon: Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 21, 2017

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that freedom of speech and expression cannot be "absolute" but it should also not be trampled upon. India's World Press Freedom Index ranking plunged to 136 in 2017.

UN Chief Presses For Release Of Arrested Reuters Journalists In Myanmar

World News | Reuters | Friday December 15, 2017

The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar and the international community must do all it can to get them released, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Congress, BJP In War Of Words Over Journalist Vinod Verma's Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 28, 2017

Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP today said it was shameful that the opposition party was confusing media freedom with criminal activities. The comments came after the Congress accused the ruling party of squeezing press freedom, following the police taking journalist Vinod Verma into custody on extortion charges.

Withdraw Move That Endangers Press Freedom: Editors On Rajasthan Law

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 23, 2017

Rajasthan's new law shielding ministers, lawmakers and government officials from investigations into private complaints against them without sanction should be withdrawn as it "gives untrammelled power to even imprison journalists" and "endangers freedom of the press", the Editors Guild of India has said in a strong statement directed at Chief Mini...

Journalists Protest Violence, Demand Report On Probes From Rajnath Singh

India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal | Monday October 2, 2017

Journalists gathered at the Press Club of India in New Delhi today to protest the recent spate of violence against mediapersons. Reporters and editors from across media channels and newspapers demanded a status report on all pending cases from Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

TV Channel Covering Alleged Corruption Of Kerala Minister Is Attacked

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday September 21, 2017

The office of a Kerala news channel was attacked earlier this morning; an editor who has been reporting on the allegedly illegal activities of a minister was sleeping the office when it was vandalised and is unhurt

Myanmar Journalists Take Fight For Freedom Of Speech To Court

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 7, 2017

More than 100 reporters in Myanmar are preparing to protest against laws seen as curbing free speech when two senior journalists go on trial on Thursday, after the military sued them for defamation over a satirical article in their journal.

Free And Vibrant Press Vital For Democracy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 3, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a "free and vibrant press" and said it is "vital for democracy". He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.