The formation of a self-proclaimed media watchdog group, ‘India Against Biased Media’, has raised eyebrows in the media fraternity over the last few days. Their role—rather aim—is not to simply monitor the media for ‘biased and fake news’ and their spectrum of news extends beyond the conventional means of
television and print news, thereby entering the tricky boundaries of social media as well.
Formed by retired aeronautical engineer Vipul Saxena from Mumbai and Delhi-based lawyer Vibhor Anand on August 15, IABM has been systematically filing legal complaints against the likes of actor Swara Bhaskar and Youtuber Dhruv Rathee for their political views, as well as against other journalists for their tweets in the aftermath of an attack on JNU student Umar Khalid.
