The South Asian Media Commission's (SAMC) India Chapter on Monday viewed with “shock and anguish” the recent disclosures of high-profile lobbyists seeking to manipulate media coverage to serve the interests of sections of the corporate sector. Particularly disturbing were the moves to use mediapersons for help to influence decisions by the government and leadership of the ruling dispensation on crucial issues such as the composition of the Union Cabinet, the SAMC...
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A tough innings at the helm by Rajdeep Sardesai
It has been a challenge guiding the Editors Guild of India over two years, in what are difficult times for the Indian media. Two years ago, when I was asked to become the President of the Editors Guild of India, I did so with some trepidation. The Guild had a formidable reputation of having been at the forefront of editorial integrity and independence. Set up in the Emergency years, it emerged...
More »Left to intensify agitation against telecom scam by Sandeep Dikshit
Gurudas Dasgupta wrote to Prime Minister in 2008 “Manmohan did not act on Sudhakar Reddy's letter too” The Left parties will join hands with secular parties to turn up the heat on the government on the 2G spectrum controversy, Communist Party of India national secretary Amarjeet Kaur said on Sunday. “The Left parties have decided to further intensify the agitation against the telecom scam by holding major rallies in at least six metros,”...
More »‘WikiLeaks gives an insight into U.S. pressure' by Neena Vyas
The diplomatic cables leaked by the WikiLeaks have provided a rare insight into how the United States has sought to exert pressure and influence policymaking in India, while the Niira radia tapes present a sad picture of the vulnerability of the Indian state as corporate lobbyists have a free run. These were some of the views articulated at a discussion organised by the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Delhi Media...
More »CBI grills radia, ‘lobbyist didn’t reveal much’
Lobbyist Niira radia , who’s in the eye of major storm over her taped telephonic conversations with a wide variety of people, including politicians, corporates and journalists, was on Tuesday grilled by the CBI over her alleged involvement in swinging commercial deals which smacked of a quid pro quo. A three-member CBI team subjected radia to an intense questioning at her Chhatarpur farmhouse in south Delhi this morning. The interrogation, which...
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