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Press Council Of India Issues Notice To UP Government Over Arrest Of Journalist For Questioning Minister

The local reporter Sanjay Rana was seeking responses from Devi on several promises of development she had made ahead of the state assembly elections

17 March 2023

Government Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings; Says Methodology 'Questionable, Non-Transparent'

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the government did not agree with the conclusions drawn by the organization for various reasons including "very low sample...

21 July 2022

PCI Condemns Alleged Attack On Journalists In Delhi

PCI (Press Club of India) also condemned the arrest of three journalists in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district in connection with a class 12 examination paper leak case.

05 April 2022

Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur Cautions Against Clickbait Headlines, Fake News

Addressing a function to celebrate the National Press Day, Thakur urged the media to reflect and self-introspect on how to immunise itself from the "virus of infodemic" that continued to inflict malicious disinformation on...

16 November 2022

Representative image of journalists working during the Covid-19 pandemic

Centre Approves Financial Help To Families Of 35 Deceased Journalists

In 2021-22, 134 journalists and their families were provided assistance totalling at Rs. 6.47 Crore, according to the government.

01 July 2022

Journalists protesting in Srinagar

Press Council Report On Press Freedom Indictment Of J&K Govt: National Conference

National Conference chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said the report lays bare how news media in the Jammu and Kashmir region, especially in the Valley, was slowly being choked through extensive curbs.

14 March 2022

Journalists protesting against the New media policy in Srinagar, Kashmir.

No Specific Press Freedom, Safeguards: How Indian Journalism Lacks A Free Environment

Journalists in India do not have any specific free speech provision. Their free speech is same as any other citizen and remains subject to reasonable restrictions. Moreover, in the absence of any ‘shield law’, there is...

07 November 2022

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PCI fact finding team has come with report on media curbs in Kashmir.(File photo)

Media In Kashmir Is ‘Slowly Being Choked’, Finds Press Council of India

The fact finding committee (FFC) of the Press Council of India said: ‘news media in the Jammu and Kashmir region, and especially in the valley is slowly being choked mainly because of the extensive curbs imposed by the...

14 March 2022

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17 November 2021
Press Club of India Demands Case Dropping Of Tripura Police Against Two Women Scribes

Press Club of India Demands Case Dropping Of Tripura Police Against Two Women Scribes

"The Press Club of India strongly condemns the detention and harassment of two Delhi-based women reporters, Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha by Tripura state...


15 October 2021
Kashmiri Journalists To PCI Team: We Work In An Extremely Hostile Environment

Kashmiri Journalists To PCI Team: We Work In An Extremely Hostile Environment

The team arrived here on October 13 to probe the intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. The panel comprises group editor of Dainik...


30 September 2021
PCI Team To Inquire Allegations Of Journalists’ Harassment In Kashmir

PCI Team To Inquire Allegations Of Journalists’ Harassment In Kashmir

The Press Council Of India(PCI) has constituted a three member team, following former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s letter about...


27 September 2021
Send Fact-Finding Team To Kashmir To See What Journalists Going Through: Mehbooba Mufti To PCI

Send Fact-Finding Team To Kashmir To See What Journalists Going Through: Mehbooba Mufti To PCI

The former Chief Minister of J&K asked the Press Council of India (PCI) to take notice of harassment, raids and snooping of journalists in the Valley.


10 August 2021
Kashmir Press Club Condemns J&K Police For Questioning A Journalist Over Tweet About Film Policy

Kashmir Press Club Condemns J&K Police For Questioning A Journalist Over Tweet About Film Policy

Irfan Amin Malik in a written testament to the Kashmir Press Club said that he was summoned by police Sunday morning after he tweeted about the recently...


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04 April 2021
Press Council Seeks Tripura Govt’s Response On Complaint About Open Threat To Journalists

Press Council Seeks Tripura Govt’s Response On Complaint About Open Threat To Journalists

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had said in September last year that some newspapers are 'getting over-excited and trying to confuse people. Neither history...


03 December 2020
Treat Journalists Who Died Due To Coronavirus As 'Covid Warriors': Press Council Of India

Treat Journalists Who Died Due To Coronavirus As 'Covid Warriors': Press Council Of India

Frame and implement a group insurance scheme for journalists, PCI further recommended in a letter to the Centre and state governments.


07 November 2020
'We Questioned The Way Goswami Was Arrested, We Didn't Demand His Release'

'We Questioned The Way Goswami Was Arrested, We Didn't Demand His Release'

Seema Mustafa, President of Editors Guild of India (EGI), spoke to Outlook about the recent spate of arrests of journalists across the country and her views on...


28 August 2019
Editors Guild Slams Press Council For Backing Media Ban In Kashmir

Editors Guild Slams Press Council For Backing Media Ban In Kashmir

The Editors Guild of India said it believes that it is a free media that offers a reliable feedback loop to those in charge of governance, and therefore, "a...


24 August 2019
Press Council Of India Moves SC To Back Communication Blackout In Jammu And Kashmir

Press Council Of India Moves SC To Back Communication Blackout In Jammu And Kashmir

The Press Council of India has justified the communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that due to the security concerns there can be reasonable...


13 July 2019
Shocked Over Kangana's Uncivilised, Abusive Language Against Media: Press Club Of India

Shocked Over Kangana's Uncivilised, Abusive Language Against Media: Press Club Of India

Members of the Press Club of India said in a statement that they are anguished and shocked at the incident and condemned Ranaut's behaviour and language...


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03 January 2019
Political Leadership Should Be Temperate In Criticism Of Each Other, Media: Press Association

Political Leadership Should Be Temperate In Criticism Of Each Other, Media: Press Association

The three media bodies expressed concern over the "gradual decline in nature of political discourse, more so in a highly polarised political environment".


06 May 2018
Press Council of India 'Rejects' India's Ranking On World Press Freedom Index

Press Council of India 'Rejects' India's Ranking On World Press Freedom Index

According to the RWB's annual report released on April 25, India dropped down two places -- from 136 last year to 138.


11 April 2018
Media Bodies Write To PM, Seek His Intervention In PCI's 'Arbitrary Reconstitution' Matter

Media Bodies Write To PM, Seek His Intervention In PCI's 'Arbitrary Reconstitution' Matter

"The reconstitution...Undertaken by Chairman Justice (retd) C K Prasad has overlooked precedent and adopted a process to keep out certain media associations...



04 April 2018
Prime Minister Is Kite-Flying, More Such Orders To Muzzle Media Are In Store, Says Arun Shourie

Prime Minister Is Kite-Flying, More Such Orders To Muzzle Media Are In Store, Says Arun Shourie

He also called the Modi-led government the biggest perpetrator of fake news.


04 April 2018
Fake News Is A Global Menace, Nothing Wrong If Govt Taking Steps To Stop It, Says PCI

Fake News Is A Global Menace, Nothing Wrong If Govt Taking Steps To Stop It, Says PCI

The Council's comments came after PM Modi ordered the I&B Ministry to cancel its contentious guidelines on fake news


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