[icernet] A noose for news

[Arul Selvan]

  When a significant section of the press is issued contempt notices by 
a full bench of the Karnataka High Court, for publishing news on an 
incident concerning alleged judicial impropriety, it raises fundamental 
questions about the role of the media and the limits of public interest 
journalism. The judges in their showcause notice voiced their 
expectation that the media acts with ‘greater restraint and 
responsibility’. While the expectation is unexceptional, the question 
remains that if the media does not perform its function of illuminating 
developments that have a direct bearing on the public good, who will?

Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=14288