‘If Everyone Becomes A Journalist, It Creates Problems’: Supreme Court Amid Delhi Protest Row
\n\nNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was difficult to distinguish accredited journalists working for recognised news organisations from others claiming to be journalists, as it heard pleas alleging that journalists were assaulted, harassed and detained during the October 10-11 protests in Delhi.
\n\nA bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing petitions alleging that police personnel had harassed and manhandled women journalists during the protests. The Court described the allegations as serious and said it would examine how the cases should be investigated.
\n\n“The difficulty is when everyone claims to be a journalist under the right to freedom of expression”, Justice Bagchi remarked.
\n\nThe bench also noted the challenge of distinguishing accredited journalists from people working in the digital space. It indicated that it would examine the different “layers of protection” that should apply to accredited journalists and how they should be distinguished from influencers and others.
\n\nDuring the hearing, Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh told the Court that a woman journalist she was representing had allegedly been badly assaulted by a male Delhi Police officer during…
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