Satya Prakash
New Delhi, January 28
Noting that certain contents aired by TV news channels have an “instigating effect”, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the Government wasn’t doing anything to check such reporting.
“The fact of the matter is that there are programmes which have an instigating effect and you being the government is doing nothing about it… There are programmes which instigate or impact a community. But as a government, you do nothing,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
“Fair and truthful reporting is normally not a problem. Problem is when it is used to agitate others. It is as important as providing ‘lathis’ to policemen. It is an important preventive part of the law and order situation,” it said while hearing PILs filed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Peace Party seeking directions to the Centre to stop dissemination of “fake news”.
TRP Controversy: BARC Has Lost Credibility, Needs Complete Overhaul
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Logos of BARC and Republic TV and a TV control room. Photo: Reuters Illustration: The Wire
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