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‘One-sided, incomplete’: PCI chief dismisses draft report with 4 recommendations to protect journalists

A draft report by a Press Council of India member suggesting several measures for journalists has been rejected by the council’s chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai, saying that she is recording her “dissent” as she is “unable to concur with all observations and recommendations”.

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PCI body recommends no govt ads for Star of Mysore over editorial targeting Muslims

Calling it “journalism of the worst kind”, the Press Council of India is set to censure the Mysuru daily Star of Mysore for an editorial referring to Muslims as “bad apples” in April 2020.

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PCI slams Gehlot govt over ‘discriminatory approach’ against Hindi daily

The Press Council of India has criticised Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for “discriminating” against Hindi daily Rashtradoot by stopping its government advertisements for allegedly not publicising the government’s schemes, the Times of India reported.

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Congress seeks action against Zee News for ‘violating’ model code of conduct by ‘concocting exit poll’

The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress has urged the Election Commission to take strict action against Zee News for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by “concocting an exit poll much to the liking of BJP”.

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Pause, take a critical look at what you have done: Editors Guild of India to news channels on Kanpur violence

“The media is in place to strengthen the Constitution and the law, and not break it through sheer irresponsibility and absence of accountability, the EGI said.

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Why Kashmir’s journalists are worried about a ‘fifth column’ in their midst

Two months after the Kashmir Press Club’s “takeover” and subsequent closure in Srinagar, some journalists in Kashmir say a report by the Press Council of India has corroborated what they have alleged for a long time now – that they’re being targeted by fellow journalists for being “critical” of the…

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'Fear, intimidation, constant pressure': Press Council's fact-finding report on media in J&K

A fact-finding committee of the Press Council of India has stated that the business of news media has been "severely disrupted" in Jammu and Kashmir and that journalists are "constantly facing pressure both from government agencies and police as well as militants", the New Indian Express reported today.

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