India introduces, then quickly cancels, a plan to blacklist reporters for spreading 'fake news'
by Shashank Bengali and Parth M.N., Los Angeles Times
Apr 03, 2018
3 minutes
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MUMBAI, India - The Indian government on Tuesday abruptly withdrew a plan to blacklist journalists for spreading "fake news," after an outcry from reporters who said it would muzzle the press ahead of national elections next year.
The measure announced Monday night would have stripped any print or television journalist accused of having "created and/or propagated" fake news of government accreditation, which confers access to official buildings and events.
Mainstream news organizations said the accreditation is necessary for reporters in the capital, New Delhi, to do their
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