Fearless journalism tough in times of surveillance: ex-MP
The Hindu
How is free and fearless journalism possible when surveillance gets mounted on journalists using novel technologies such as the Pegasus spyware, asked Sebastian Paul, former MP and media critic.Fear o
How is free and fearless journalism possible when surveillance gets mounted on journalists using novel technologies such as the Pegasus spyware, asked Sebastian Paul, former MP and media critic.
Fear of such technologies could force journalists to exercise self-censorship, he said at a seminar on “Journalism in the time of surveillance” organised by the Ernakulam Press Club on Wednesday.
There was an undeclared emergency in force, which was intolerant to difference of opinion and criticism. But for a country to be truly democratic, it should allow free expression. Those who saw the cow as mother suddenly became intolerant when the cow was shown in a cartoon as representing the country, Mr. Paul said.
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