TRP manipulation case: Republic TV must be responsible; don’t victimise its journalists, says Editors Guild

In the wake of multiple FIRs filed by the Mumbai Police in an alleged TRP manipulation case against Republic journalists, the Editors Guild of India issued a press statement Monday saying an investigation must not become a tool to suppress media rights.

“We do not wish to influence the probe by the authorities, even if we recognise it has the potential to bring in much needed transparency on the manipulation of popularity, and creation of “proceeds of crime” – as claimed by the police; but the victimisation of the journalists should immediately stop. The use of arbitrary state power is not and has never been in the interests of working journalists,” the Guild said.