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Irj notes ( Ashlyn .T. Pinto)
Chapter -1 ( Early Days of Indian Journalisn)
• 1st newspaper in India was Bengal Gazette
• The British forbade publications from writing reports related to finance of the east india company , troop movements , shipping news , naval or military preparations .
• Vernacular Press act- enacted in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian-language (i.e., non-English) press. Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876–80), the act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). The act excluded English-language publications. It elicited strong and sustained protests from a wide spectrum of the Indian populace.
• Rowlatt Act : Passed on the recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee and named after its president, British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt, this act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorismliving in the Raj for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities. The unpopular legislation provided for stricter control of the press, arrests without warrant, indefinite detention without trial, and juryless in camera trials for proscribed political acts. The accused were denied the right to know the accusers and the evidence used in the trial.[1] Those convicted were required to deposit securities upon release, and were prohibited from taking part in any political, educational, or religious activities.
Chapter 2 ( Growth of regional Journalism )
Impact of the Sepoy Mutiny
• After the Mutiny was crushed no one dared to go int political journalism , Urdu Journalism had ceased to exist
• The Mutiny had left behind a sense of fear and horror
• In Calcutta , Bengali and English papers replaced the Urdu and Persian papers
• In 1907 Lord Morley introduced a new press act that empowered the government to demand security deposits from any newspaper that published matter adjed to be offensive.
Chapter -1 ( Early Days of Indian Journalisn)
• 1st newspaper in India was Bengal Gazette
• The British forbade publications from writing reports related to finance of the east india company , troop movements , shipping news , naval or military preparations .
• Vernacular Press act- enacted in 1878 to curtail the freedom of the Indian-language (i.e., non-English) press. Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876–80), the act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). The act excluded English-language publications. It elicited strong and sustained protests from a wide spectrum of the Indian populace.
• Rowlatt Act : Passed on the recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee and named after its president, British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt, this act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorismliving in the Raj for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities. The unpopular legislation provided for stricter control of the press, arrests without warrant, indefinite detention without trial, and juryless in camera trials for proscribed political acts. The accused were denied the right to know the accusers and the evidence used in the trial.[1] Those convicted were required to deposit securities upon release, and were prohibited from taking part in any political, educational, or religious activities.
Chapter 2 ( Growth of regional Journalism )
Impact of the Sepoy Mutiny
• After the Mutiny was crushed no one dared to go int political journalism , Urdu Journalism had ceased to exist
• The Mutiny had left behind a sense of fear and horror
• In Calcutta , Bengali and English papers replaced the Urdu and Persian papers
• In 1907 Lord Morley introduced a new press act that empowered the government to demand security deposits from any newspaper that published matter adjed to be offensive.