Media gag proposal unlikely to be revived by UPA govt says TOI

It was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decisive intervention that put the proposed gags on media into cold storage as he over-ruled the views of junior ministers pushing for wide-ranging curbs on TV channels. Sources said the PM felt that the ministers had misread the post-Mumbai attacks "mood" and that while there was support for tough action against terrorism, it did not extend to sanitising or curtailing TV channels. With elections just round the corner, he did not want to raise a fresh controversy either. It is now unlikely that the proposal will be revived until the next government is in office despite the government having spoken of wide-ranging consultations with media organisations. And with it has gone, what officials see as an opportunity to arrive at an agreement on issues like televising operational details and conducting interviews with terrorists in hostage situations. more on this story
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Return of censor blog in the TOI

'It's a return of censors'
14 Jan 2009, 0514 hrs IST, Himanshi Dhawan, TNN

NEW DELHI: With the government digging in its heels to push in amendments to the Cable Television Network Regulations Act, television channels have
struck back. Broadcasters have expressed their reservations on the proposed amendments on a recently created — returnofcensor.blogspot.com.
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