November 16: National Press Day

Published: November 16, 2020

Every year the National Press Day is celebrated on November 16. This is because the Press Council of India was established on November 16, 1966. The Press Council of India acts as a moral Watchdog for media. Also, the Press Council of India makes sure that the freedom of press is not controlled by the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: Article 19 • Constitution of India • Freedom of speech • Global Press Freedom Index • Hindutva • Journalism • National Press Day • Press Council • Press Council of India • UNESCO • United Nations

November 2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Published: November 2, 2020

Every year, the United Nations marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. This year, the day is celebrated under the theme Theme: Protect Journalists, Protect the Truth Background Between 2006 and 2019, more than 1,200 journalists have been killed. The recent assassination of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi • International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists • Jamal Khashoggi • Journalism • UNESCO • United Nations • World Press Freedom Day

World Press Freedom Index: India ranks 142nd

Published: April 22, 2020

On April 22, 2020, the Global Press freedom Index was launched. India ranked 142nd in the index and had dropped two places. Highlights: India The World Press Freedom Index says that with no murder of journalists in India in 2019 as compared to 2018, the security situation in the country has improved. According to the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: China • Freedom of speech • Freedom of the press • Journalism • North Korea • Rankings • Reporters Without Borders (RWB) • World Press Freedom Index

CMS and WHO implement WHO Road Safety Media Fellowship

Published: March 19, 2020

Centre for Media Studies (CMS) in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) is implementing a media fellowship programme on road safety, called WHO Road Safety Media Fellowship. Recently it was offered to 12 journalists based in Delhi and Karnataka from print, broadcast and online media of Hindi, English and Kannada languages. The fellowship is aimed ..

Topics: Journalism • Road safety • World Health Organisation

Former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away

Published: March 17, 2020

On March 17, 2020, the veteran journalist and Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away at the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS). He died due to age related ailments. About Patil Puttappa Puttappa represented the state of Karnataka for two terms. He was a hardcore Kannada activist, popular writer and a journalist. He was ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Freedom Fighter • Freedom Struggle • Journalism • Kannada • Literature • Rajya Sabha • World Heritage site

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