Be careful about the news you consume.
Same news channel gave away artillery locations in 1999 and telecast 26/11 terrorist attack live.
India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval sent out a memo pointing to a a news channel broadcasting a report on India's nuclear submarine INS Arihant and associated VLF communication.
Over the two decade as private media players crowded the space for news and information, ethics common sense, national security and corporate governance have taken a back seat to profits and sensationalized news. Paid news and fake news scourge is another feather in the cap of new age journalists whereby politicians and businessmen with fat pockets can get media trials and character assassination conducted on opponents in the name of freedom of speech and free press in a democratic environment.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/official-secrets-act-media-nsa-ajit-doval-ins-arihant-ajit-kumar-seth-aaj-tak/1/410485.html
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