From selling press IDs for Rs 599 to AI-generated videos: CJP protest and the myth of independent journalism

The protests against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise have triggered a parallel controversy over the people reporting from the demonstrations, the credentials they carry and the content they circulate online. An investigation by India Today, found that several websites and organisations were selling press cards, reporter profiles, membership certificates and other journalism-related credentials for a fee. Separately, Delhi Police arrested a 24-year-old man in c

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