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From police impunity to media-mob nexus: Akanksha Kumar gets Prem Bhatia award for 5 Newslaundry reports

Journalist Akanksha Kumar has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Journalism 2026 by the Editors Guild of India, for five reports published by Newslaundry in 2025.

Newslaundry · Aug 12

Missing in print: The Telegraph ignores its former editor’s ordeal

For four days now, the passport troubles of R Rajagopal, former editor of The Telegraph, have consumed social media and drawn the attention of the Editors Guild of India, the Press Club of India, opposition politicians and a clutch of senior journalists.

Newslaundry · Jul 1

SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this month

The petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan, human rights and transparency activist Venkatesh Nayak and journalist Geeta Seshu. Among other aspects, they have questioned provisions which amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act and…

The Economic Times · May 13

Press bodies condemn FIR against Mahesh Langa, seek PCI intervention

Five press bodies have condemned the second FIR against The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa. Four of them have urged the Press Council of India to “perform its mandate of safeguarding the freedom of the press”.

Newslaundry · Oct 28, 2024

IT Rules amendment: Bombay High Court reserves judgement

The Bombay High Court has reserved its judgment in petitions challenging the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, which empowers the central government to establish fact-check units to identify “fake news” about itself on social media and order its take down, Livelaw reported.

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2024

‘Threat to freedom’: Editors’ Guild writes to Rahul over govt’s measures to ‘control media’

The Editors’ Guild of India has written to the leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over “concerns” about “legislative measures taken to control media” over the past years, urging the opposition to raise questions in the parliament. 

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

IT Rules amendment: Centre says not preventing fake news would violate basic rights

In the pleas challenging the IT Rules amendment, the centre defended its fact-check unit and told the Bombay High Court that not preventing fake or false news would violate the fundamental rights conferred by Article 19(1)(a) of the constitution, Livelaw reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 2, 2024

Editors Guild says arrest of on-duty journalist in Sandeshkhali 'worrisome'

The Editors Guild of India termed as “worrisome” the arrest of an on-duty television journalist by the West Bengal Police

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2024

Editors Guild terms draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill 'vague', 'excessively intrusive'

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has said the draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill circulated by the government is “vague and excessively intrusive”

The Hindu · Jan 15, 2024

‘To cover protests is no crime’: Editors Guild condemns Kerala police’s FIR against journalist

The Editors Guild of India said yesterday it was “deeply disturbed” by the registration of an FIR against a Kerala journalist for reporting on a students’ protest.

Newslaundry · Dec 30, 2023