NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association on Friday filed a writ petition in the Kerala HC, challenging the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 and Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on the grounds that the law and rules are violative of the fundamental rights of equality and freedom of speech.
In a statement, NBA said the main challenge moved by the association was Rules18 to 20 of the Amendment Rules, 2021 which create an “oversight mechanism” that give the executive “unfettered, unbridled and excessive powers to regulate the content of TV channels of news broadcasters”. “The complaint redressal structure created and the powers delegated have a ‘chilling effect’ on the content of the media,” it said. The NBA also challenged parts of the Programme Code and Advertising Code of the Cable TV Rules, saying they are “beyond the provisions of Article 19(2) of the Constitution”.
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NBA condemns FIRs against senior editors over coverage of Republic Day violence
Six journalists Mrinal Pande, Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod Jose, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and Anant Nath along with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, have been booked by police.
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Police chase away protesters and farmers who had reached the Red Fort after the Republic Day parade in Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters Association on Monday strongly condemned the registration of FIRs against senior editors and journalists over the coverage of the farmers protest and the ensuing violence on Republic Day here, and demanded that the FIRs be quashed.
Illustration: Ajay Mohanty The News Broadcasters Association on Monday strongly condemned the registration of FIRs against senior editors and journalists over the coverage of the farmers protest and the ensuing violence on Republic Day here, and demanded that the FIRs be quashed. Six journalists Mrinal Pande, Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod Jose, Zafar Agha, Paresh Nath and Anant Nath along with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, have been booked by police, including in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, over their alleged misleading tweets on the violence during the farmers tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day. In a statement, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) said it is of the opinion that both the print and electronic media have been covering the farmers protests on the outskirts of Delhi in a fair, balanced and objective manner.
Broadcasters association demands Republic TV’s expulsion from industry body
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‘WhatsApp messages not only reflect manipulation of ratings but is also about power play’
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‘WhatsApp messages not only reflect manipulation of ratings but is also about power play’
The News Broadcasters Association on Monday said the WhatsApp messages between Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Patho Dasgupta showed that the two were colluding to manipulate ratings.
In a statement, the NBA said it was shocked to see the messages exchanged between the two and demanded that Republic TV be expelled from the Indian Broadcasting Foundation.