Attacks on Journalist and spread of misinformation
Written By: Jay Chauhan 2 nd Year BA LLB (Hons.) Edited By: Yash Jain 5 th Year B.B.A.LL.B.(H) Amity Law School, Noida Attacks on Journalist and spread of misinformation A Report by new-Delhi rights-based organisation, in terms of States and Union Territories where media organisations and journalists were targeted in 2021, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Tripura were at the top of the list. In 2021, 13 news organisations were targeted, 108 attacks, and at least 6 writers were targeted. According to the report, J&K (25 journalists or media organisations) had the highest number of targets, followed by Uttar Pradesh (23), Madhya Pradesh (16), Tripura (15), Delhi (8), Bihar (6), Assam (5), Haryana and Maharashtra (4 each), Goa and Manipur (3 each), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (2 each), and Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Kerala (1 each). The study of the data revealed that whereas Tripura had the greatest number of assaults by non-Sta...