Media briefing

Keeping the media at an arm’s length may not always be a wise strategy for the government, the BJP seems to be realising.

By: Express News Service
September 2, 2014 12:58 AM IST

2 min read

Keeping the media at an arm’s length may not always be a wise strategy for the government, the BJP seems to be realising. After its allies in Tamil Nadu criticised its alleged attempt to rename Teachers’ Day as “Guru Utsav”, the BJP hurriedly called HRD Minister Smriti Irani to the party office to get her to clarify that there were no such attempts. “Because the minister is not meeting journalists and communicating directly, the media collects information from others, which may not be correct always,” admitted a party leader. The party has now started discussions on resuming daily briefings and frequent interactions with ministers for the media.

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