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The CMS Media Lab, a nonpartisanism subsidiary of the research organisation CMS stated in its report that Modi, the current prime minister, [a] received 33.21% of the primetime news coverage during his last election campaign while the competitors' political parties such as Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal received 10.31% media coverage ...
Independent and Public Spirited Media Trust is a syndicate that promotes media in India with the aim of creating a news content creation network. [43] It was founded in 2015 and funds organisations such as The Wire, [44] IndiaSpend, CGNet Swara, [45] [46] Alt News, [47] and The Caravan. [48] Omidyar Network has invested in Scroll.in and ...
The government later enacted four new laws, comprised a comprehensive set of rules for media organizations. Among those were the Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act 1908, the Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act 1911, the Indian Press Act, 1910 , the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1908, and the Secrets Act 1903 .
The affected party could not seek redress in a court of law. General threats to the Indian language press included: Subversion of democratic institutions; Agitations and violent incidents; False allegations against British authorities or individuals; Endangering law and order to disturb the normal functioning of the state; Threats to internal ...
The Bill stipulates the requirement for the registration of newspapers, periodicals, and books, as well as the cataloguing of books. The proposed legislation aims to streamline the digital procedures involved in verifying and registering periodical titles by the Press Registrar General of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI).
The Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 [1] [2] is a proposed law that aims to overhaul the regulatory framework for broadcasting services in India. A draft of the bill was introduced in 2023 and was published for public consultation. [3]
The Press Act of 1908 was legislation promulgated in British India imposing strict censorship on all kinds of publications. The measure was brought into effect to curtail the influence of Indian vernacular and English language in promoting support for what was considered radical Indian nationalism. this act gave the British rights to imprison and execute anyone who writes radical articles in ...
Information disclosure in India had traditionally been restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act overrides. [3] Right to Information codifies a fundamental right of the citizens of India. RTI has proven to be very useful, but is counteracted by the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011. [4]