{"id":34438,"date":"2016-11-16T12:45:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T12:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=34438"},"modified":"2016-11-16T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T12:45:36","slug":"modi-says-dont-control-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/modi-says-dont-control-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi says dont control Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On National Press Day , Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the crackdown on media during the Emergency and said governments should not interfere in the working of the media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPress was silenced during the Emergency and even press council was suspended. Earlier journalists thought a lot before filing a report. But perhaps challenges today are different,\u201d said Modi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister strongly backed press freedom, saying external control of press not good for society as press is instrumental in upholding free speech.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-34439\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/download-4.jpg\" alt=\"Modi says dont control Media\" width=\"643\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/download-4.jpg 780w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/download-4-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFreedom of expression must be maintained,\u201d said PM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have been friends with journalists for a long time. They just need 10 per cent of information, they can then find the 90 per cent out. Then the government also becomes used to selective leaking and this needs to be changed,\u201d Modi added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFreedom of expression needs to be followed, but there must be limits. Like a mother who tells her children not to eat too much. Mahatma Gandhi used to say that unrestrained writing can create a huge crisis,\u201d said the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34440\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/journalist.jpg\" alt=\"Modi says dont control Media\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modi said the Government should not have any interference in the working of the media. He also expressed concern over reports of killing of journalists and said such incidents are \u2018painful\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBy saying that we are independent isn&#8217;t enough, the government needs to deal with such cases sternly,\u201d said Modi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further praised media for doing a \u2018commendable\u2019 job during the Nepal earthquake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMedia managed to unite all of India into helping its ally and neighbour and also played a very good role in furthering the message of cleanliness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On National Press Day , Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the crackdown on media during the Emergency and said governments should not interfere in the working of the media. \u201cPress was silenced during the Emergency and even press council was suspended. Earlier journalists thought a lot before filing a report. 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