How were two Malayalam news channels banned without I&B minister’s knowledge, asks NBA

The channels, Asianet News and Media One, were accused in the ban order of ‘siding with one community’ in its coverage of last month’s violence in Delhi.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 08, 2020 · 02:00 pm

I&B ministry’s aborted 48-hour ban of Malayalam news channels is a signal to media to toe the line

The illegal and arbitrary orders, revoked within hours, seem to be an attempt to create a chilling effect on free speech.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Mar 07, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Banned Malayalam news channels back on air within hours, Centre claims ‘committed to press freedom’

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said he would look into his ministry’s ban orders and take steps if there was any wrongdoing.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 07, 2020 · 10:35 am

Media One to fight Centre’s ‘condemnable’ decision to block channel for Delhi violence coverage

Asianet News, which was also banned for 48 hours, came back on air on Saturday morning. Soon after, Media One also appeared to be back on air.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 07, 2020 · 08:24 am

Delhi violence: Centre bans two Malayalam channels for 48 hours for ‘siding towards one community’

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting accused one of the channels of ‘deliberately focusing on the vandalism of the CAA supporters’.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 06, 2020 · 09:07 pm

Charged with aiding Maoist ambush, Bastar journalist is acquitted four years later

All 17 people charged by Chhattisgarh police in the 2015 case were acquitted by the court.

Malini Subramaniam

· Jan 04, 2020 · 06:30 am

Another day, another freedom curbed: How Pakistan is shutting down voices in the media

The rising threat to journalists is pushing many towards self-censorship and in some cases, outside the industry.

I.A. Rehman

· Nov 27, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Four Andhra reporters have been attacked since August – and journalists are blaming ruling YSRC MLAs

One of the journalists, K Satyanarayana, was beaten to death near his home.

Malini Subramaniam

· Nov 17, 2019 · 09:00 am

Andhra Pradesh: Press Council of India questions media gag order, seeks state government’s response

The order is meant to deter journalists from ‘tarnishing’ the image of government with ‘false, baseless and defamatory news with malafide interest’.

Malini Subramaniam

· Nov 03, 2019 · 03:59 pm

Telangana: Committee to Protect Journalists demands immediate release of former TV9 CEO Ravi Prakash

Three days before Prakash was arrested on fraud charges, an industrialist allegedly asked him to take down two interviews in which he was accused of corruption.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 09, 2019 · 06:01 pm

For foreign journalists, government cites visa rule to restrict access to Assam and J&K

A journalist from the Associated Press returned from Assam after being told that the visit needed prior permission.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Sep 04, 2019 · 08:22 pm

Editors Guild condemns UP government for booking journalist who recorded video of poor school meal

The guild said it was shocking that instead of fixing what was wrong, the government took action against the reporter.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 02, 2019 · 08:31 pm