Why has the Commonwealth Press Union censured the Press Council?
The matter’s been misreported. There’s been no CPU resolution against the Press Council. Just a misleading country report submitted to the CPU by Kantha Kumar, the owner of Deccan Herald. Have you responded to the concerns expressed by the CPU and International Press Institute? I’ve sent detailed clarifications to both organisations. Why has the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) accused you of bias against private ownership of newspapers? My views on the ills of contract service and need for cooperatives have been distorted. What exactly did your statements mean? I’ve advocated plurality of ownership. The INS itself has cooperatives and trusts as members. So why the accusation? Because I’ve advocated a cooperative ownership structure? But you’ve warned against the dominance of private ownership? A completely free press is impossible under the present ownership structure. Control is concentrated in a few hands, which isn’t conducive to fair presentation of news. Can cooperative ownership r
