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''2018- Nepal was ‘problematic;’ India and other South Asian countries were ‘bad;’ and India dropped two places to no. 138'' | ''2018- Nepal was ‘problematic;’ India and other South Asian countries were ‘bad;’ and India dropped two places to no. 138'' | ||
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| + | [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F04%2F19&entity=Ar00609&sk=00389165&mode=text 140/180: India drops 2 slots on Press Freedom Index, April 19, 2019: ''The Times of India''] | ||
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| + | India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Thursday, with the lead up to the ongoing Indian general elections flagged as a particularly dangerous time for journalists. | ||
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| + | The ‘World Press Freedom Index 2019’, topped by Norway, finds an increased sense of hostility towards journalists across the world, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed in the line of their work last year. | ||
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| + | “Violence against journalists — including police violence, attacks by Maoist fighters and reprisals by criminal groups or corrupt politicians — is one of the most striking characteristics of the current state of press freedom in India...,” the index noted. | ||
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| + | These murders highlighted the many dangers that Indian journalists face, especially those working for non-English-language media outlets in rural areas, it said. | ||
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| + | Attacks against journalists by supporters of ruling BJP increased in the run-up to general elections 2019, the analysis alleged. | ||
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| + | Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders documents and combats attacks on journalists around the world. In reference to India, it found an alarming rate of “coordinated hate campaigns waged on social networks against journalists who speak or write about subjects that annoy Hindutva”. PTI | ||
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| + | '''The index finds an increased sense of hostility towards journalists, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed''' | ||
= How supportive is the public? = | = How supportive is the public? = | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 19 April 2019
This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content. |
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Safety of Journalists
Journalists Killed, 1992-2016
Newsflicks Sparks , Press “India Today” 31/10/2016
See graphic, The number of journalists killed in India and nine other countries, 1992-2016
Newsflicks Spark , Press “India Today” 31/10/2016
See graphic, Journalists killed in India, 1992-2016: convictions made
Journalists killed in India, 1992-2018
From April 2, 2018: The Times of India
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Journalists killed in India, 1992-2018: convictions made
2018: Global Impunity Index
From: October 30, 2018: The Times of India
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Global Impunity Index 2018: Afghanistan was the 6th worst, followed by Pakistan 9th, Bangladesh 12th and India 14th
How free is the Press in India?
2016
Newsflicks spark , Press “India Today” 31/10/2016
See graphic, The Press Freedom Index, 2016, and the ranks of Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan and China
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The Press Freedom Index, 2016, and the ranks of Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan and China
2018: World Press Freedom Index
From: April 27, 2018: The Times of India
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2018- Nepal was ‘problematic;’ India and other South Asian countries were ‘bad;’ and India dropped two places to no. 138
2019: 140/180: India drops 2 slots
140/180: India drops 2 slots on Press Freedom Index, April 19, 2019: The Times of India
India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Thursday, with the lead up to the ongoing Indian general elections flagged as a particularly dangerous time for journalists.
The ‘World Press Freedom Index 2019’, topped by Norway, finds an increased sense of hostility towards journalists across the world, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed in the line of their work last year.
“Violence against journalists — including police violence, attacks by Maoist fighters and reprisals by criminal groups or corrupt politicians — is one of the most striking characteristics of the current state of press freedom in India...,” the index noted.
These murders highlighted the many dangers that Indian journalists face, especially those working for non-English-language media outlets in rural areas, it said.
Attacks against journalists by supporters of ruling BJP increased in the run-up to general elections 2019, the analysis alleged.
Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders documents and combats attacks on journalists around the world. In reference to India, it found an alarming rate of “coordinated hate campaigns waged on social networks against journalists who speak or write about subjects that annoy Hindutva”. PTI
The index finds an increased sense of hostility towards journalists, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed
How supportive is the public?
Newsflicks Spark , Press “India Today” 31/10/2016
See graphic, How supportive is the public?
See also
Censorship of the arts and media: India
Information Technology Act: India
