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RE: [HumJanenge] Urgent Mail.
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:17:35 +0530
Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] Urgent Mail.
From: thakursinghk@gmail.com
To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com
Dear Sahil,
To,
All RTI Activists of India.
Sub: Bring Media in to the purview of RTI act and Lokapl bill.
Right to Information Act 2005 is a milestone legislation in the recent history that is designed to bring transparency in our polity, society and economy to successfully check corruption. But resistance from the corrupt people in the higher authority is making it difficult for effective implementation.
Referring to the RTI Act, Union Minister Mr. AK Antony reportedly said RTI will help the transparency revolution to percolate down to all walks of life. He said, "The RTI Act will spread to new areas. I think every facet of human life will be transparent." This is slowly happening in India under this act.
Nevertheless, we need to bring important institutions under the purview of this act. Media as an institution needs to be under the purview of the RTI act. There is and there will be resistance from media houses on this but in the largest interest we need to move in this direction.
Besides the ideological and political inclinations and affiliations media has, over the years, it has become more and more powerful with developing business interest. It has become an industry that is engaged in making profit. In short its turning into a business of what Noam Chomsky said "manufacturing consent" most of the time ending in creating perceptions which may or may not be right.
The demand to bring Media under RTI assumes more significance when our leading journalists and channel heads are found brokering with the political parties and determining the fate of Cabinet Ministers to benefit their advertisers or sponsors. The Nira Radia saga has been a classic example.
Recently, a channel head was found guilty of demanding salaries for their employees to a Public Relations Manager.
Paid news is another blot on our media that is subverting the democratic process. Media exposés have shown that several organizations have been selling news space to politicians at election time, disguising the advertisements as news. The Press Council of India has set up a committee to investigate violations of the journalistic code of fair and objective reporting.
Press council of India reported, "The phenomenon of "paid news" has acquired serious dimensions. Today it goes beyond the corruption of individual journalists and media companies and has become pervasive, structured and highly organized. In the process, it is undermining democracy in India."
Another dimension of how media is threatening our democracy is the use of public money in creating wrong perceptions. The Political parties, specially in the government are using public money to improve their government and parties' image which might be contrary to the fact.
Sometimes this Media Relation exercise by the governments ends up curbing public sentiments and doing injustice with people. Many of the owners, editors and other journalists appear to have wealth excessive of their known sources of income. It is thus imperative that they not only become transparent but also bring 'secrets' under RTI Act.
Since other three pillars of democracy, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary, are already under the purview. Corruption, like in other parts of life is affecting, media houses too in the name of paid news and Public Relation exercises. We therefore demand that media should fall under the ambit of RTI and it should also be included in the Lokpal bill.
With regards
Afroz Alam Sahil, (RTI Journalist)
M.Phil Researcher, Jamia Millia Islamia
Editor (Investigation)- www.beyondheadlines.in
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Re: Re: [HumJanenge] Urgent Mail.
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:47:31 +0530 wrote
>Excellent idea to start debate in cic and highcourts over bringing some aspects of the media under RTI.
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manoj k.kamra
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:40 PM, AFROZ ALAM SAHIL
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All RTI Activists of India.
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Sub: Bring Media in to the purview of RTI act and Lokapl bill.
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Right to Information Act 2005 is a milestone legislation in the recent history that is designed to bring transparency in our polity, society and economy to successfully check corruption. But resistance from the corrupt people in the higher authority is making it difficult for effective implementation.
�
Referring to the RTI Act, Union Minister Mr. AK Antony reportedly said RTI will help the transparency revolution to percolate down to all walks of life. He said, �The RTI Act will spread to new areas. I think every facet of human life will be transparent." This is slowly happening in India under this act.
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Nevertheless, we need to bring important institutions under the purview of this act. Media as an institution needs to be under the purview of the RTI act. There is and there will be resistance from media houses on this but in the largest interest we need to move in this direction.�
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Besides the ideological and political inclinations and affiliations media has, over the years, it has become more and more powerful with developing business interest. It has become an industry that is engaged in making profit. In short its turning into a business of what Noam Chomsky said �manufacturing consent� most of the time ending in creating perceptions which may or may not be right.
�
The demand to bring Media under RTI assumes more significance when our leading journalists and channel heads are found brokering with the political parties and determining the fate of Cabinet Ministers to benefit their advertisers or sponsors. The Nira Radia saga has been a classic example.
�
Recently, a channel head was found guilty of demanding salaries for their employees to a Public Relations Manager.
�
Paid news is another blot on our media that is subverting the democratic process. Media expos�s have shown that several organizations have been selling news space to politicians at election time, disguising the advertisements as news. The Press Council of India has set up a committee to investigate violations of the journalistic code of fair and objective reporting.
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Press council of India reported, �The phenomenon of �paid news� has acquired serious dimensions. Today it goes beyond the corruption of individual journalists and media companies and has become pervasive, structured and highly organized. In the process, it is undermining democracy in India.�
�
Another dimension of how media is threatening our democracy is the use of public money in creating wrong perceptions. The Political parties, specially in the government are using public money to improve their government and parties� image which might be contrary to the fact.
�
Sometimes this Media Relation exercise by the governments ends up curbing public sentiments and doing injustice with people. Many of the owners, editors and other journalists appear to have wealth excessive of their known sources of income. It is thus imperative that they not only become transparent but also bring �secrets� under RTI Act.
�
Since other three pillars of democracy, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary, are already under the purview. Corruption, like in other parts of life is affecting, media houses too in the name of paid news and Public Relation exercises. We therefore demand that media should fall under the ambit of RTI and it should also be included in the Lokpal bill.
�
With regards
�
Afroz Alam Sahil, (RTI Journalist)
M.Phil Researcher, Jamia Millia Islamia
Editor (Investigation)- www.beyondheadlines.in
�
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AFROZ ALAM 'SAHIL'
Mobile:-+91-9891322178
Blog: http://suchnaexpress.blogspot.com
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Re: [HumJanenge] FW: Joint Statement on Martyrdom of Shehla Masood (for your endorsement)
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Re: Re: [HumJanenge] START OF MANDATORY PERIOD FOR RTI APPLN OR FIRST APPEAL
I want to share my experience with the Maharashtra IC Vilas Patil who
had passed a verbal order directing PIO and ACP, South Region Police,
Mumbai to furnish me the information query wise but in the written
order the application was out rightly rejected. The PIO's contention
was that information was furnished as available on record. My
contention was that if the PIO has created false record whose
responsibility it is to oversee and rectify? Patil did not respond to
my question and maintained that the information was furnished whether
true or false is immaterial. This was in gross violation of the
stipulation of the RTI Act itself. ICs are expected to dispense justice
as provided for under RTI. When I told Patil that if this was his stand
why doesn't he ask the PIOs to write Jai Ram Shri Ram Jai Jai Ram a
hundred times on a blank piece of paper, insert the same in the file
and furnish it to the applicant claiming that information had been
furnished. To which Patil was looking for way out but failed miserably
in dispensing justice. He also did not direct the PIO to furnish his
reason.Happy information seeking
Regards
Ketan Modi
On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:48:47 +0530 wrote
>You will need to re-read the RTI Act Mr Gupta. The CPIO has to provide
the information within 30 days. A reply cannot constitue as
information. The FAA has to dispose off the appeal within 30 days with
a speaking order. The 30 days in each starts from the date of the
receipt at either office.
As for the movement of application or appeal with the office of the
public authority,Section 5(4) will apply. There is no provision for any
addition of number of days for each movement of the application /
appeal here. The 30 days from the date of the receipt stands good.
Manoj
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From: M.K. Gupta
>To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com
>Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:49 PM
>Subject: [HumJanenge] START OF MANDATORY PERIOD FOR RTI APPLN OR FIRST
APPEAL
>
The CPIO and FAA are required to reply within 30 days as per RTI Act.
If an application or appeal is delivered to the Public Authority and
these were first sent to senior officers (or to the HoD) for his
information. He then sent to the respective CPIO/FAA after 5-10.
Please guide that in such cases, from which date the counting of 30
days will start i.e. from the date of delivery or from the date of
handing over to the PIO/FAA?
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