Tag: Journalists
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Haryana DGP assures protection to journalists
Mediapersons performing duties during the Jat agitation at sensitive places in Haryana will be provided body protectors and helmets for safety during any situation of violence. This was announced by Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) K P Singh in Fatehabad on Monday. The DGP enquired about the well being of police personnel and mediapersons …
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March 20, 2017 -
Punjab Cabinet exempts journalists from toll tax payment
The Punjab government, led by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, has decided to exempt mediapersons from payment of toll tax on the state highways. A decision to this effect was taken on Saturday at the maiden cabinet meeting of the new government in Punjab. The cabinet also decided to set up a Press Accreditation Committee, comprising …
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March 18, 2017 -
Outfit threatening Manipur editors identified
In a major breakthrough, Manipur Police have identified the militant group that had been threatening local editors. On December 26, a hand grenade was left in the office of the Pandam News evening daily with a note saying that it was a "new year gift to the editors". This triggered a 24-hour cease-work strike by …
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January 10, 2017 -
’57 journalists killed worldwide in 2016′
At least 57 journalists have been killed around the world in 2016 while doing their job, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday. The press freedom group said 19 were killed in Syria alone, followed by 10 in Afghanistan, nine in Mexico and five in Iraq. Almost all of those killed were locally-based journalists. Although it …
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December 19, 2016 -
China cracks down on fake journalists
China has dealt with 84 cases involving fake journalists and media outlets since a campaign against pornographic and illegal publications was launched in June. A recent case publicised by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications on Monday revealed a fake reporter surnamed Ma in China’s Hebei province was given six years imprisonment and fined 100,000 …
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September 26, 2016 -
Scribes’ woes
Few realise that even journalists have to keep in mind local sensitivities when gathering information. Often one’s personal emotions have to be suppressed when covering an event. A very senior octogenarian scribe once described how he had to interview an eminent person, who was afflicted by leprosy. Resisting the urge to cover his nose in …
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September 19, 2016 -