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'''Rajeev Ranjan Nag''' is a senior Indian journalist. In October 2014, he was appointed as a Member of the 12th term of the [[Press Council of India]] for a three-year term.<ref name="PCI">{{cite web|title=PCI 12th term|url=http://www.presscouncil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/GazetteNotification.pdf|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> He was formerly a member of the 11th term of the Press Council.<ref name="PCI2">{{cite web|title=PCI 11th term|url=http://www.presscouncil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/11th%20TERM%20MEMBERS.pdf|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> Nag is the author of a book on news reporting called ''Theory and Practice of Reporting''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Theory and Practice of Reporting|url={{Google books|0SMvSQAACAAJ|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref> He has also written a book in Hindi about former Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] called ''Indira Gandhi ka sach''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indira Gandhi ka sach|url={{Google books|kDfwAAAACAAJ|plainurl=yes}}}}</ref><br />
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==Paid news==<br />
In January 2013, a Press Council of India committee headed by Nag detected evidence of paid news in the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2012 Gujarat elections]]. The committee published a report giving recommendations on how to curb the practice of paid news.<ref name="ET1">{{cite web|title=Revise paid news guidelines, take suo motu action: PCI panel|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-11/news/36279708_1_news-in-gujarat-elections-rajeev-ranjan-nag-suo-motu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617101843/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-11/news/36279708_1_news-in-gujarat-elections-rajeev-ranjan-nag-suo-motu|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2015|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Press freedom==<br />
In July 2013, a Press Council of India committee headed by Nag published a highly critical report accusing the Bihar state government of muzzling the press.<ref name="ET2">{{cite web|title=PCI adopts report indicting Nitish govt over press freedom|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-23/news/40749303_1_kalyan-barooah-pci-team-pci-panel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082651/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-23/news/40749303_1_kalyan-barooah-pci-team-pci-panel|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2015|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> In September 2014, a three-member committee of the Press Council headed by Nag held an inquiry against Telangana Chief Minister [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao|KC Rao]]. This was after the Chief Minister had reportedly commented that if journalists were to insult Telangana culture or fail to salute the Telangana people, then he would "break the necks and bury underground media persons."<ref name="Hindu1">{{cite web|title=KCR gag statement: Press Council public hearing on Tuesday|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/kcr-gag-statement-press-council-public-hearing-on-tuesday/article6413058.ece|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> The committee heard evidence from over a hundred people, mostly journalists, in this connection.<ref name="Hindu2">{{cite web|title=KCR remarks: over 100 journalists provide evidence at PCI hearing|work=The Hindu |date=16 September 2014 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/kcr-remarks-over-100-journalists-provide-evidence-at-pci-hearing/article6416658.ece|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> In October 2014, the committee confirmed that the Chief Minister had made the comments in its findings of fact and directed the Chief Minister to exercise restraint and refrain from making provocative comments against journalists.<ref name="Hindu3">{{cite web|title=Restrain from making provocative comments: Panel to KCR|date=27 October 2014 |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/restrain-from-making-provocative-comments-panel-to-tgana-cm/article6538420.ece|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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