The Congress MP, however, did not provide evidence to back up his claim. The Prime Minister s Office (PMO) also did not immediately respond to the unfounded claim.
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The Republic Media Network hit back at the Congress over its accusations that the purported chats of Republic TV s Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami indicated a breach of national security and were violative of the Official Secrets Act. The media organisation further claimed that the Congress party was peddling falsehoods .
Arnab chats row: Republic Media Network hits back at Congress, accuses it of peddling falsehoods
In the statement, the Republic Media Network said there has been collusion of corporate and political interests to target its Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami.
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NEW DELHI: The Republic Media Network on Sunday hit out at the Congress over its allegations that the purported WhatsApp chats of Arnab Goswami point to breach of national security and violations of the Official Secrets Act, and claimed that the party was peddling falsehoods .
In a statement, the Republic media group also accused rival TV channel Times Now of manipulating TRPs, suppressing facts and misleading the public on the alleged TRP scam.
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Ever since the Mumbai Police filed a supplementary chargesheet containing about 1,000 pages of WhatsApp messages between Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council CEO Partho Dasgupta, the discussions in the media have been about ethical transgressions, manipulating institutional arrangements to show increased audience reach, and breaching the line meant to protect the autonomy and efficacy of regulating bodies and external research entities. For a news ombudsman, the main issue is that an effective institution of self-regulation for the Indian media does not exist.
Media regulation
There are four bodies in India for media regulation. The first is the Press Council of India, created through an act of Parliament. It is headed by a former Supreme Court judge. Its mandate is to preserve the freedom of the press and to maintain and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in Indi
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The media has become a marketing juggernaut, vulnerable to manipulation by influential players. Arnab Goswami and Nidhi Razdan. | Arnab Goswami (AFP), Nidhi Razdan (Scholars of LSR/Facebook)
Every few weeks it seems, something occurs to remind us of the ailing state of the Indian news media. The revelations about two prominent mediapersons last week was one such occasion. Former NDTV Executive Editor Nidhi Razdan admitted she had been the victim of a phishing attack that had her falsely believe she had been appointed Associate Professor at Harvard. While the injury was to her alone, Razdan’s vulnerability was seen by some people as arising from a culture of entitlement surrounding prominent journalists.