Press freedom has been badly hit by the gobbling up of India's media platforms by a few large companies. Independent journalism in India is under threat as a consequence of corporate control of media houses.
Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media. Social media has dramatically transformed the Indian news industry.
On World Press Freedom Day, it's even more apparent, there can never be a substitute for a real journalist. Those who are fearless, with an unshakeable character, and no greed for fame, power, or money alone qualify to uphold press freedom.
If you are speaking truth to power, your work will show it. There is no need to boast about it. Journalism is a noble profession. If you muddy the waters with personal issues, you’ll get called out.
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, award-winning journalist Chitra Subramaniam writes in this hard-hitting piece how some Indian journalists have blood on their hands.