Social media platforms like Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Linked In, Telegram and others, except Twitter, on Friday agreed to abide by the Indian government’s new IT regulations.
Toolkit case: Media coverage definitely shows sensationalism, Delhi High Court says
The court was hearing activist Disha Raviâs plea against three TV news channels for their coverage of her case.
20 Feb, 2021
âPrint and electronic media plays a very important role in ensuring that there is no sensationalism and that they adhere to responsible journalism,â the Delhi High Court observed on Friday while hearing climate activist Disha Raviâs petition seeking to restrain TV news channels such as
India Today,
News18 and
Times Now from publishing âany alleged private chats between her and third partiesâ. However, the court added, the recent media coverage âdefinitely shows sensationalismâ.
Independent, internal ombudsmen are the need of the hour
Ever since the Mumbai Police filed a supplementary chargesheet containing about 1,000 pages of WhatsApp messages between Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council CEO Partho Dasgupta, the discussions in the media have been about ethical transgressions, manipulating institutional arrangements to show increased audience reach, and breaching the line meant to protect the autonomy and efficacy of regulating bodies and external research entities. For a news ombudsman, the main issue is that an effective institution of self-regulation for the Indian media does not exist.
Media regulation
There are four bodies in India for media regulation. The first is the Press Council of India, created through an act of Parliament. It is headed by a former Supreme Court judge. Its mandate is to preserve the freedom of the press and to maintain and improve the standards of newspapers and news agencies in Indi
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Rival association NBA had on Monday asked for the suspension of Republic TV’s ratings and IBF membership after the purported chats between Goswami and former BARC India CEO Partho Dasgupta came to light