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Editors Guild Pens PM Modi, Seeks Revocation Of Digital Media Rules
The Editors Guild of India has urged the Centre to revoke the recently issued new digital media rules. Urging for a "meaningful consultation" and "constructive approach", the Guild has written to PM Narendra Modi, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and I&B minister Prakash Javadekar in this regard. It also termed the rules "onerous and regressive" and highlighted its provisions that accord government excessive power to block/modify/delete… read-more
Tags: Editorss Guild of India, IT Minister, PM Modi, Prakash Javadekar
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Media Bodies Slam Sedition Against Scribes, Call It "Undeclared Emergency"
Condemning the sedition charges against six journalists following the R-Day tractor rally that turned violent, various media bodies called it an "undeclared emergency". Press Club of India president Anand Sahay said, “Even during the emergency, rules against journalists were not so harsh.” Calling for complete solidarity by the attendees from PCI, Editors Guild, Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC), DUJ, and IJU, the media bodies also alleged… read-more
Tags: Media Organizations, Journalists, Sedition, Editorss Guild of India
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Editors Guild Urge Release Of Manipuri Journos Booked Under Sedition
Terming the arrests of three Manipuri journalists as a violation of free speech, the Editors Guild of India has demanded their release. Demanding their immediate release and withdrawal Sedition and UAPA Act charges, the Guild called the police move as a threat to democracy. Reportedly, the police arrested ‘The Frontier Manipur’ website’s Editor-in-chief Sadokpam Diren, executive editor Paojel Chaoba and writer M. Joy Luwang for analyzing… read-more
Tags: Editorss Guild of India, UAPA, Sedition, Journalists, Freedom of Speech
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Editors Guild Requested PCI To Withdraw its Advisory; Foreign Content Circulation
The Editors Guild of India on November 28 slammed the Press Council of India's (PCI) advisory, cautioning the unregulated circulation of the "foreign contents (sic)" by the media organisations. The PCI advised media organisations to publish foreign content only after verification, not the unregulated circulation that is “not desired”. The Guild said, "A reiteration by the Council at this juncture of the established practice, in an ominous… read-more
Tags: India, Editorss Guild of India, Indian newspapers
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Editors Guild Of India Condemns UP Government For Restricting Journalists
The Editors Guild of India on October 4 issued a statement that condemned the actions of Uttar Pradesh government for preventing journalists from reporting the Hathras case. It also strongly rebuked the authorities for tapping the phones of journalists and leaking them, which can threaten their lives. Furthermore, it mentioned that the restrictions stopped media persons from doing their jobs,… read-more
Tags: Journalists, Editorss Guild of India, Hathras Case, Uttar Pradesh
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