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US media riled by Biden dent — serving in this role for nine months, most of the US media and this often erupted
comments criticizing it having seen that he’s taking questions from in personal attacks by both sides.
during Modi meeting the press more than 140 times, including to- Trump also gave the Indian media backhand-
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF day and Friday — that he certainly respects ed compliments when he met with Modi in
the role of the press, the role of the freedom 2019.
Ravindra Dave of free press.” “You have great reporters, I wish I had re-
[email protected] “We ensure that we have press with us, of porters like this. You are doing better than
course, when we travel; that we have press anybody else. Where do you find these re-
Marketing Director with us for sprays in foreign — in foreign porters? This is a great thing,” he told Modi
& Vice President capitals; and we will continue to. And I think after Indian reporters shot several questions
Devyani Dave that should speak to his commitment to free- about Pakistan and terrorism.
[email protected] dom of press around the world,” she added. He appeared to consider their line of ques-
The France-based Reporters Without Bor- tioning supportive of Modi and patriotic, un-
Contributor ders index is often cited by some in the Indi- like the US media which was highly critical of
Jagruti US President Joe Biden’s remarks to Prime an media and by western organizations as an him and his policies.
[email protected] Minister Narendra Modi disparaging the US authoritative ranking.
press and calling the Indian reporters “better In fact, it is only an unscientific opinion poll Ga. secretary of state calls
Chief Designer and behaved” has riled up the US media. of pre-selected persons that produces some to investigate Fulton voter
Composer As they sat down for their meeting on Friday bizarre rankings. application shredding
Ruchir Pandya and before reporters were ushed into the Oval The US is itself ranked at 44, below Burkina allegations, 2 employees
[email protected] Office, Biden was recorded on video telling Faso, and Gabon. fired
Modi, “I think what we’re going to do is bring A more thorough study by Freedom House
Accounts Associate in the press. The Indian press is much better lists those two countries as “Not Free”.
Even western countries like Britain and Ger-
Deepa Shah behaved than the American press. I have to many that are listed above the US have more
[email protected] watch out.” restrictive media laws and censorship in
He added, “I think, with your permission, some cases.
Do you want we could not answer questions because they Biden has criticized reporters as being “neg-
Rashtradarpan won’t ask any questions on point.” ative”.
Reporters raised the remarks on Monday
at home ? with Biden’s Spokesperson Jen Psaki, who de- After his meeting with Russian President
fended her boss saying he didn’t mean to be Vladimir Putin in Geneva in June, he told
We just charge hard on them. US reporters, “Look, to be a good reporter, eorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffen-
mailing of But she pointed out that the US reporters you’ve got to be negative. You’ve got to have Gsperger has called the U.S. Department
$25 per year tend to ask questions unrelated to the topic a negative view of life, it seems to me,” Biden of Justice to investigate allegations that em-
& he is talking about. told reporters. “You never ask a positive ques- ployees in Fulton County shredded hundreds
Get Free Psaki said, “I think what he said is that they’re tion.” of voter registration applications in the past
Gujarati Learning CD not always ‘on point.’ Now, I know that isn’t Modi does not hold open news conferences few weeks. According to officials, the county
Just call office something that anyone wants to hear in here. and face the media like Biden. allegedly shredded 300 paper voter registra-
But what I think he was conveying is, you Biden has a prepared list of reporters that he tion applications in the last two weeks. State
Please send your feedback, know, today, he might want to talk about calls up at his news conferences and refers to law requires officials preserve any documents
relating to a primary or general election for
notes as he answers, although he also some-
suggestions at COVID vaccines; some of the questions were times calls up reporters spontaneously. two years after the election.In a statement,
[email protected] about that. He might want to talk about… Raffensperger said that "the voters of Georgia
and some of the questions are not always He also has spontaneous encounters when he are sick of Fulton County's failures." "After 20
For Advertisement Call: about the topic he’s talking about on that day. chooses to after making a statement or when years of documented failure in Fulton Coun-
he is going to someplace.
(O):770-904-1569 I don’t think it was meant to be a hard cut A rotating group of reporters and other me- ty elections, Georgians are tired of waiting
(F):678-615-3186 at the members of the media people he has dia staff put on a roster by the White House to see what the next embarrassing revelation
taken questions from today and on Friday as
will be," said Raffensperger. "The Department
Rashtra Darpan: well.” Correspondents Association always tails the of Justice needs to take a long look at what
president and shares its reports with the rest
Another reporter objected to the comparison
Fulton County is doing and how their lead-
between Indian and US media. of the media. ership disenfranchises Fulton voters through
GLOBAL MALL She said, “The Indian press is ranked 142nd Biden’s media crew tries to limit his media incompetence and malfeasance. "
5675, Jimmy carter Blvd., in the world, according to Reporters Without encounters to avoid any remarks that may go Monday,10/11/2021 Fulton County Regis-
Suite 535, Norcross Borders, for press freedoms. How does he say off the script and cause problems or embar- tration & Elections Director Richard Barron
GA. 30071 that about the US press compared to the In- rassment. announced that the county fired two em-
dian press?” Biden’s media encounters are in sharp con- ployees who were allegedly responsible for
www.rashtradarpan.com Psaki defended Biden’s commitment to a free trast to that of his predecessor Donald Trump applications being destroyed.According to
[email protected] press globally and also mentioned the num- who was more spontaneous — but sometimes Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb
ber of times he has spoken to the media as produced gaffes, dubious facts, and muddled Pitts, other employees reported two peo-
president. policy pronouncements. ple after they allegedly did not fully process
She said, “Having now worked for the Presi- Trump had a very hostile relationship with the applications and instead shredded some

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