Name: Press Freedom in India
Uploaded: 2020-11-21T15:28:39+00:00
Duration: 1 h 52 min 14 s
Description: In the 13th Episode of Shastrartha Aarti Tikoo and Nikhil Mehra share their views about Press Freedom in India in the light of the arrest and the subsequent bail application of Arnab Goswami. There ar

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In the 13th Episode of Shastrartha Aarti Tikoo and Nikhil Mehra share their views about Press Freedom in India in the light of the arrest and the subsequent bail application of Arnab Goswami. There are many perspectives in this saga, on one side we have the journalists struggle in India where they can be arrested by the government in power and basically kept in jail on multiple charges. On the other side, we have archaic laws that exist on our statute books which get used to silence people depending on their political leanings. What is the future of journalism and freedom of expression in such a scenario?

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00:00 Intro
03:03 Aarti's views on Press Freedom in India
21:02 Regressive Laws and the misuse of power
49:48 How do journalists work when their freedom is clearly curtailed by the State?
01:05:00 Varavara Rao and secessionist ideologies V/S the State
01:29:11 Can Prasar Bharathi up its ante?
01:31:16 Media: The Fourth Estate?
01:32:13 Ilhan Omar and the Congressional Hearing
01:34:16 Can we sue the Govt for an unlawful arrest?
01:35:12 How can legal proceedings be understood by the public?
01:39:04 How can we encourage discussion?
01:40:28 Is preventive detention justified?
01:41:08 Bi-Partisan Issues and vague cases
01:45:35 Closing Remarks

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