Journalists Up In Arms Against Fake News Clampdown On Freedom Of Press

The Government released a circular yesterday indicating that it had amended guidelines for accreditation of journalists in the wake of rising cases of fake news being reported particularly in the print and electronic media.

Check out the circular here....

This latest development, however, has not gone down well with the journalist community. Journalists Are Up In Arms Against Fake News Clampdown On Freedom Of Press. Angry journalists tweeted saying this was unacceptable. Have a look at the tweets...

In a latest development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled the government order that sought to punish journalists for fake news after it was widely attacked as a brazen attempt to curb freedom of the press in an election year.