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Uddhav Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi accuses Rahul Kanwal, India Today of airing ‘misleading’ interview

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· Oct 15, 2024 · 06:57 pm
Editors Guild urges journalists to exercise restraint in reporting communal disturbances

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· Apr 19, 2022 · 08:45 pm

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How the social media has changed the way the mainstream press reports on riots

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· Aug 06, 2014 · 06:07 am

Press Ethics

French outlet Mediapart accuses BJP of using its report to spread misinformation

The investigative news publication said that the Hindutva party twisted its reporting to promote claims of a US plot with George Soros to destabilise India.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 09, 2024 · 04:38 pm

Uddhav Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi accuses Rahul Kanwal, India Today of airing ‘misleading’ interview

She alleged that the footage, taped during a two-person conversation, was presented as part of a panel and wrongly showed her agreeing with another speaker.

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· Oct 15, 2024 · 06:57 pm

Editors Guild urges journalists to exercise restraint in reporting communal disturbances

The press body noted a lack of due diligence in the ‘evaluation and presentation of reports of the clashes between communities’.

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· Apr 19, 2022 · 08:45 pm

Goa: Congress demands Assembly Secretariat’s rules on media accreditation withdrawn

The party accused the ruling BJP of ‘following the mindset of its bosses in Delhi’, referring to the I&B Ministry’s order aimed at cracking down on fake news.

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· Apr 04, 2018 · 06:54 pm

PM Narendra Modi orders retraction of Centre’s order on regulation of fake news

The prime minister said the matter must be handled by the Press Council of India alone.

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· Apr 03, 2018 · 01:07 pm

Journalists accused of reporting fake news will lose press credentials till complaint is verified

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· Apr 02, 2018 · 11:14 pm

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