Editorials pointed out that NDTV had not divulged operational details that were not already known. NDTV is examining all options in this matter.” The government’s move has been criticised by editors from print, TV and digital media. After the dark days of the Emergency when the press was fettered, it is extraordinary that NDTV is being proceeded against in this manner. In fact NDTV’s coverage was particularly balanced. “Every channel and news paper had similar coverage. In response, NDTV issued a statement expressing shock at being singled out. The charge against NDTV was that its coverage of the Pathankot terror attack revealed information about the ammunition stockpiled in the airbase, details of the planes like MiGs, fighter planes, rocket launchers, mortars, helicopters, fuel tanks and other details, which could have been used by the terrorists or their handlers to cause massive harm. On November 2, the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry had directed NDTV India and News Time Assam to shut down their broadcast for a day from November 9. This expression of solidarity follows the strong statements last week from the Editors Guild of India, the Broadcast Editors Association and the News Broadcasters Association. This is the first time a news channel has been barred for reasons of national security. Across the board, journalists and editors have opposed the one-day ban on NDTV India and News Time Assam, declaring it authoritarian overreach by the government.
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