Geeta Luthra: Did you feel the need to verify Firstpost article and tweet before publishing your tweet?

Priya Ramani: That news item was picked up by many other mainstream publications and I took it to be the truth.

Geeta Luthra: Would it be correct that every journalist has to abide by the ‘journalistic conduct’ issued by the press council of India ?

Priya Ramani: There is no legal requirement, but yes, that’s the ethic of journalism.

Geeta Luthra: Are you aware of the 2010 Edition of PCI that sets down norms of journalistic conduct that mandates pre-publication verification and caution against defamatory writing?

Priya Ramani: I have not read this updated document before but I am aware of the general ethics.

Geeta Luthra: Can you show this court, where in this article (vogue) you have stated that you have sourced information from other articles?

Priya Ramani: I did not say that specifically.

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Twitter Account Not Deleted, Not Tampering With Evidence: Ramani

The journalist is being questioned in a defamation case after accusing ex-BJP minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment

The Quint

Updated: 25 Oct 2019, 11:20 AM IST

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The cross-examination of senior journalist Priya Ramani in the MJ Akbar criminal defamation case continued on 24 October, in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal.

Former BJP minister MJ Akbar had filed a criminal defamation case against Ramani over a tweet and article that essentially accused him of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement last year. Her cross-examination, which began on 9 September, is likely to end on Friday, 25 October.

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Topics: Akbar MeToo priya ramani

Published: 24 Oct 2019, 12:32 PM IST