Indian journalists jailed for contempt

Journalists in India protested yesterday against prison sentences handed out to four newspaper staff convicted of contempt of court for an exposé of alleged supreme court corruption. The publisher, editor and two journalists with the Mumbai-based Mid Day newspaper face four months in jail. They were released on bail pending an appeal. The offending story claimed that a former chief justice might have benefited his sons' business interests by ordering the closure of businesses in residential areas. Delhi High Court, without considering whether the story was factually accurate, held that the journalists were guilty of contempt. (Via FT.com)