Media Monitoring

Kremlin tells state media to start admitting some failures in Ukraine war

After months of reporting virtually nothing but battlefield successes, state TV has lately been cataloging Russian retreats and defeats - without the usual positive spin from the Ministry of Defence

EU drafts new media laws amid concern over spying, state pressure

The European Union's executive branch unveiled plans Friday for new laws that it said would help protect media freedom and independence in the 27-nation bloc at a time of mounting concern about the dangers of political influence in several member countries. Spurred into action allegations of state spying on reporters, the use of political pressure on news outlets and the placing of advertising to peddle influence, the European Commission said the EU needs a European Media Freedom Act. We see a lot of worrying trends regarding media in Europe, and it's not only a matter of one or two countries, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova told reporters in Brussels. She said the proposed legislation is needed for the times we live in, not for the times we would like to live in. The commission has criticised the governments of Hungary, Poland and Slovenia in recent years for trying to pressure their national media. But EU officials say they see the risk of political influence in mo

Samsung launches 'Odyssey' curved gaming monitors in India: Details here

The Samsung Odyssey gaming monitors includes a G9 model of 49-inch screen size and a G7 model, which would be available in 32-inch and 27-inch screen size variants

This is no Emergency

By looking for an Emergency in our times, we forget to notice that the first Republic inaugurated with the Constitution of India is already over

How successive Indian governments have been monitoring the media

From boycotting programmes and functions, to blocking broadcasting signals, the present dispensation seems bent on snuffing out 'negative' news ahead of state polls and the 2019 general election