'Breathtaking assault on media': Alarm bells over govt plan on fake news
April 03, 2018  09:31
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Media and leaders of political parties have criticised the government following their new order stating that the accreditation of a journalist could be permanently cancelled if the scribe is found generating or propagating fake news.

"Till now there was an informal emergency on media, except few all were scared, and fell in line. Now formal emergency. Who is govt to regulate press? And will journalists raise their voice ag this draconian rule? Like they did ag Rajiv Gandhi on defamation law ? I doubt!!
-- Ashutosh, AAP leader

"Make no mistake: this is a breathtaking assault on mainstream media. Its a moment like Rajiv Gandhis anti-defamation bill. All media shd bury their differences and resist this."
-- Shekhar Gupta, journalist

"So basically its a gag order. Because anyone can accuse a journalist of fake news and get their accreditation taken away, without a probe. This is sheer harassment of the press, nothing more. And what about the fake news factories like Postcard News? They arent accredited."
-- Nidhi Razdan, journalist

"The idea that the government can decide what constitutes #FakeNews & suspend the journalist for 15days is deeply disturbing . This is the biggest attack on the freedom of press!"
-- Tehseen Poonawalla, Congress leader
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