[cr-india] [ECwatch] NGO's permitted to set up community radio's in india and provisions-FCRA(NEW)

[Ramnarayan.K]

On 11/23/06, Ramnarayan. K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Please see the link below -pointed out by a mail below
> http://www.empowerpoor.com/relatednews.asp?report=428
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> the exact text
> " Political organisations other than political parties, media houses and
> journalists cannot receive foreign funding. The definition of 'media houses'
> covers associations or companies engaged in the production or broadcast of
> audio news or audio-visual news or current affairs programmes through
> electronic mode or any other mode of mass communication. The legislation
> also covers correspondents, columnists, cartoonists, editors, owners of
> associations, and companies involved in mass communication"


so  this definition of media companies could mean anything , even  newsy
websites, bloggers, pamphleteers and  even spammers (mass communications !!)
etc. ???

What does foreign funding mean - even the massive amounts of loans and stuff
that the government is taking to run (ruin) the country ??

ram
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