more-in“Whether it is the laws of defamation or the laws of contempt or laws of sedition — all of these are routinely and worryingly used against the press in India,” said former Chief Justice of the Delhi and Madras High Courts Ajith Prakash Shah. Justice Shah was delivering the convocation address at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai on Wednesday. Delivering the Lawrence Dana Pinkham Memorial Lecture on the ‘Free Press and laws of contempt, defamation and sedition,’ on World Press Freedom Day, Justice Shah elaborated on how to be on the right side of defamation, contempt and sedition laws in such a way that the press can remain free, independent and critical. There is no evidence yet [that] a viable business and revenue model is available for stand alone digital journalism. With all the news media still in the growth mode, prospects for employment and career development has been quite bright.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2017 19:07 UTC