Synopsis
A ministry statement on Thursday said digital news publishers would be required to furnish basic information, and rules seek to cover news of digital media to bring them at par with traditional media.
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Representatives of reputed media houses on Thursday urged the I&B ministry not to bring news websites attached to legacy media companies under the ambit of the three-tier regulatory framework part of the recently announced IT rules as they already follow norms of ethical coverage, ET has learnt.
The request was made in a meeting that I&B minister Prakash Javadekar and officials of the ministry held with senior executives in charge of digital news in media organisations. Members of Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) that includes India Today Group, Dainik Bhaskar, NDTV, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India, Lokmat, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Eenadu, Malayala Manorama and others, were called for the meeting.
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