Cosmopolitan sensibilities in premier institutions are often misunderstood by conservative elements in society. SAURAV DUTTA says media must stop pandering to them via cultural vigilantism.

Four Telugu channels spewed moral outrage about a group of students indulging in revelry. A CORRESPONDENT says this invasion of privacy by media amounts to an attack on individual freedom.

Make an unguarded comment to a journalist and here is what happens thereafter. The Hoot reprints DEEPTI NAVAL's Facebook post. Pix: screen.indianexpress.com

In earlier episodes too when media had crossed the line, public outrage was considerable. But it was the pulling out of advertising support that seemed to have a sobering effect on the stations and their presenters. writes MAYA RANGANATHAN. Pix: Jacintha Saldanha, wptv.com

The lid is off the can of worms, they've climbed out, and things are unlikely to be the same again. Which can only do the Indian media a world of good. A HOOT editorial

The gang-rape of a law student in Bangalore recently has raised disturbing questions about sensationalized and irresponsible media coverage, says a complaint before the Press Council of India by the STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION, NLSIU, Bangalore

No fancy broadcasting laws are needed to penalise bad ethics if there is proof of a criminal offence. A HOOT comment. Pix: Naveen Jindal

The Broadcast Editors Association has acted with alacrity in the Zee Jindal episode. But its silence on ethical lapses of TV editors in the past is noteworthy, says ABHISHEK UPADHYAY

When was the last time we saw the word 'claim' being used when a paper speaks about how a power project will bring reprieve and development to a region? ARITRA BHATTACHARYA looks for the PR hand behind some recent DNA coverage. Pix: Ajit Pawar