Indian television channel Times Now has been handed down a fine of Rs. 1 billion (approx. 15 million euros) for mistakenly showing the picture of the wrong person during a news bulletin. As the television station appealed against the verdict, the court ruled that the appeal would be heard only after Times Now had deposited […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of publishers, editors, and leading journalists, joins the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) in condemning the blockade of newspapers in Kerala orchestrated by the trade-union wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. CPI(M) was apparently angered at reports by the newspapers. For the past 13 days, […]

India’s The Hindu newspaper reported that the International Press Institute(IPI) – India award for excellence in journalism, 2011, has been awarded jointly to Tehelka and The Week for their outstanding journalistic work in 2010. The IPI India chapter announced that Tehelka was selected for its expose of the “rent a riot” tactics of a political party in […]

In his opening speech of the WAN-IFRA World Congress here in Vienna yesterday, President Jacob Mathew said something that really stuck with me. He said: “The reader trusts print more than any other media and our credibility is by far the best.” What I love about that statement is that it still gives credibility to traditional media. […]