Tag: Media freedom
The Camera Is Now a Crime? Delhi Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protests
More than 20 journalists recount alleged assaults, threats and detentions by Delhi Police while covering anti-SIR protests. From damaged cameras and seized phones to intimidation despite press IDs, their accounts raise urgent questions about press freedom and the right to report.
India Needs Journalism That Refuses to Look Away
From Gandhi’s idea of journalism as public service to today’s algorithm-driven news feeds, eNewsroom’s journey raises a vital question: who does journalism ultimately serve? At its Kolkata conclave, journalists examined why independent media must remain accountable to citizens, not power
Gandhi the Journalist: eNewsroom Conclave to Ask What Journalism Can Learn from Gandhi
eNewsroom Conclave 2026 in Kolkata will revisit Gandhi’s vision of journalism with Parambrata Chatterjee, Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Jawhar Sircar, Rasheed Kidwai and Pratik Sinha, exploring truth, public service and the media’s responsibilities in an age of algorithms, misinformation and artificial intelligence.
More than media playing a role in strengthening democracy, it is the time for media to be strengthened first
Kolkata: A round table discussion was organised to highlight how media can strengthen the electoral democracy. But eminent participants felt that at present, there...