Journalists in politics: blurring lines?
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has gained another high-profile entrant in Ashutosh, a leading face of Indian television who quit as editor of a news network today. Journalists have always crossed over to politics, but in a profession that's supposed to be impartial and objective and act as a watchdog, what's the message being sent to viewers and readers when a journalist makes the shift to politician or party worker?
