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India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index; media voice concern

Media associations in the country have voiced concern over India slipping 11 places to 161st rank in the World Press Freedom Index, 2023, published on Wednesday. Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which publishes a yearly report on press freedom in countries across the world, had last year ranked India at 150 in a survey of 180 countries. "The situation has gone from 'problematic' to 'very bad' in three other countries: Tajikistan (down 1 at 153rd), India (down 11 at 161st) and Turkey (down 16 at 165th)," the RSF report said. "The other phenomenon that dangerously restricts the free flow of information is the acquisition of media outlets by oligarchs who maintain close ties with political leaders," the report, published on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, added. The Indian Women's Press Corps, Press Club of India, and the Press Association released a joint statement condemning the country's dip in the index. "The indices of press freedom have worsened i

Poland government passes contentious media law; defies US and EU

Parliament's lower chamber voted 228-216 late on Wednesday to approve the legislation, which ostensibly is designed to protect broadcasters from non-European takeovers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says won't back down on farm laws issue

Give me free press and institutions which are free, this government will not last for long, Rahul Gandhi said

If something is not worth paying for, is it worth doing, asks FT CEO

The £383-million media house, The Financial Times, has been on a roll ever since the Japanese Nikkei acquired it in 2015

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