Media in Manifesto: Restraint or Freedom?

Congress’s and CPI(M)’s manifestos talk about press freedom and recent attempts at reining in the media.

Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have released their manifestos, and these manifestos seem to be bringing election back to the fundamental issues. They also talk about press freedom and the recent attempts at reining in the media. They also discuss the issues like fake news and the proprietorship of media. While speaking to Newsclick, Media Ethics Professor Anand Pradhan from the Indian Institute of Media Studies (IIMC) elaborates.