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What does India’s plan to target ‘fake news’ mean for media?

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Video Duration 24 minutes 35 seconds

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Could new Indian law on fake online news affect media freedom?
From: Inside Story

State agency would determine what constitutes misinformation.

The Indian government is proposing tough measures to clamp down on what it considers fake news.

Proposals include giving a state-run agency the power to decide what is false and what is not.

But critics say it gives the government new powers of censorship – restricting media and putting journalists at greater risk of prosecution.

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests: 

Ashish Shukla – fFunder of NewsBred website

Rana Ayyub – Global opinions writer at Washington Post

Anant Nath – General secretary of Editors Guild of India

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