Indian TV news isn’t drifting into communal coverage. It’s choosing it. An analysis of three years of regulatory orders shows that nearly 60% flagged communal code violations, yet penalties were scarce and delayed. Content was pulled long after the damage was done, while prime-time narratives kept cashing in. This Fourth Right column argues that weak enforcement has turned outrage into a sustainable business model.

National Geographic is celebrating 138 years of storytelling with a special campaign titled “Stories That Spark Wonder”, reflecting on the brand’s legacy of exploration, science, photography, and journalism.

Compass Communications has been named the public relations agency for Muttley Crew, a Bangalore-based premium pet food brand focused on health and nutrition.

TV interviewer and TV personality Karl Stefanovic is about to go unfiltered on YouTube with a new podcast series airing from this Sunday.

Journalists in Bihar are increasingly becoming targets of violence, and the latest incident underlines the risks they face. On the evening of January 21, journalist Sudhir Kumar was allegedly kidnapped near Yashpal Sweets on Khagaul Road in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna. Four unidentified men in a black Scorpio, reportedly without a number plate, abducted him.

Journalists at the All India Journalists Safety Committee (AIJSC) divisional‑level conference on January 23 demanded the implementation of a Journalist Protection Law in Uttar Pradesh and across the country, The Times of India reported.

A delegation from the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) met Mizoram’s Minister for Information, Public Relations, Printing, and Stationery, Pu B. Lalchhanzova, on Wednesday to discuss issues of news dissemination and strengthening cooperation between journalists in Mizoram and the rest of the country.

In today's news, National Day of Mourning, 'Light will win', 'She's doomed', Libs and Nats part, yet again, 'tears of joy', shooting at the Lake, Molotov cocktails, and a sting in the west, plus more. Stories and pictures by Patrick Billings, Charlton Hart, Josh Hanrahan, Anna Shreeves and William Elliott, Paul Sakkal, Waleed Aly, Tony Wright, Rob Harris, Phillip Coorey and Ronald Mizen, Jessica Wang, Ellen Ransley and Madeleine Bower, Matthew Cranston, Elizabeth Pike, Dennis Shanahan, Nathan Smith, Jamie Walker, Stephen Rice, Lachlan Leeming, Joanna Panagopoulos, Bimini Plesser, Ben Cubby and Dean Sewell.

After Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan made newspaper reading compulsory in state‑run schools, leading print media group DB Corp is now in talks with other states to introduce similar policies, Best Media Info reported.

The Editors’ Guild of India (EGI) has expressed serious concern over what it described as the continued repression of independent journalism in Jammu and Kashmir, following repeated summoning and questioning of journalists by the police.

The Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK) has strongly condemned the recent actions of the Jammu and Kashmir Police involving the summoning of journalists for routine reporting, saying it amounts to an attack on press freedom and is creating a climate of fear in the region.

DD News has invited digital creators into prime time news, complete with a 90% revenue share and national broadcast legitimacy. Creator’s Corner isn’t just a new show, it’s a quiet challenge to newsroom hierarchies, professional gatekeeping and old ideas of who gets to shape the public conversation in India.

The fifth Regional Workshop on “Media for Wildlife” was held on Saturday at Dibrugarh University in Assam recently, bringing together conservationists, journalists, academicians and wildlife experts to discuss key issues related to biodiversity conservation and responsible wildlife reporting.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by YouTuber Savukku Shankar against the sealing of his office in Chennai, refusing to interfere with the Madras High Court’s earlier order in the matter.

A 15-member team of media professionals from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, arrived in Nagaland on January 18 on a five-day media tour organised under the Government of India’s media exchange programme.