Lessons from Rwanda; India needs stringent laws to hold media accountable
Syed Ali Mujtaba In Rwanda close to a million Rwandan Tutsi and moderate Hutus were killed in a genocide that lasted the months of April to July of 1994. In…
Media should not be threatened in doing honest job: Press Club of India
WEB DESK The Press Club of India is dismayed by the pleading of the Union government to that practically appears to suggest that only the official version of the situation…
Centre directs all States/UTs to ensure operational continuity of media
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed all States and Union Territories to ensure operational continuity of print and electronic media in view of the…
PM urges media representatives to launch stay home campaign
AMN Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the media representatives to launch ‘Stay Home’ campaign so that citizens can understand the gravity of the situation and take the lockdown seriously. Prime…
Govt. lifts ban on two TV channels
STAFF REPORTER Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar has said that the ban on the two TV channels from Kerala has been lifted and the matter will be…
Delhi Violence: Govt suspends broadcast of two Kerala news channels
WEB DESK Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has suspended broadcast of two Kerala based news channels for 48 hours for their insensitive reporting of Violence in North East Delhi. The…
Journos meet I&B minister, tell him about tribulations during duty
AMN / NEW DELHI A delegation of journalists represented by the Press Club of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps and the Press Association today called on the Union Minister for…
President Kovind calls on traditional media to earn readers’ full trust again
AMN / Bengaluru President Ramnath Kovind has said that the traditional media that has developed skills to authenticate news should introspect on its role in society and find ways to…
Reference Annuals India 2020, Bharat 2020 released
AMN / NEW DELHI Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today released the Reference Annual, India 2020 and Bharat 2020 in New Delhi. E-version of the year books were also…
World Radio Day being observed with theme ‘Radio & Diversity’
AMN / WEB DESK Today is World Radio Day. The day is observed every year on this date to raise greater awareness among the public and the media of the…