Educating justice Katju

The new chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), Markandey Katju, is an outspoken individual. He has sought more powers for PCI, even as he has clearly stated that he has a poor opinion of the Indian press. This has been criticized by the Editors Guild of India. In a recent interview, Katju responded to a question on how he estimated the Indian press by saying, “Yes, the general rut is very low and I have a poor opinion of most media people. Frankly, I don’t think they have much knowledge of economic theory or political science or literature or philosophy. I don’t think they have studied all this.”

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