The Editors Guild has pounced on Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman of the Press Council of India for demanding that the watchdog of the print medium be given more teeth. The media which was once the epitome of integrity is today plagued by charges of corruption, blackmail, extortion and unethical practices. While all other organs of democracy are receiving the rap on the knuckles for their wrongdoing, the media with its glaring shortcomings cannot be allowed a free run. There can be no compromise on the freedom of the press, but at the same time it cannot be an unfettered right. After all, with freedom comes responsibility.
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