Amid regulatory hurdles, funding constraints and mounting obstacles, a large section of the Indian media is struggling to remain independent. These problems couldn't have hit at a worse time, right in the middle of election season.

Freedom of the press, a cornerstone of democracy, is under attack around the world, just when free and fearless journalism is needed more than ever.

On World Press Freedom Day, it's even more apparent, there can never be a substitute for a real journalist. Those who are fearless, with an unshakeable character, and no greed for fame, power, or money alone qualify to uphold press freedom.

Press Freedom: Government's Stance - Evaluating the Widening Gulf Between Pledges and Actions, and Its Impact on Media Integrity and Democracy.

Several media associations led by the Press Club of India to continue their protest against the government for restrictions on entry of media into the parliament

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, award-winning journalist Chitra Subramaniam writes in this hard-hitting piece how some Indian journalists have blood on their hands.