No cause for panic, new media rules will benefit all: Javadekar
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Published: Friday, March 12, 2021, 9:08 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 12: Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar held an interaction through Video Conference with representatives of Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) in the backdrop of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Representatives were from India Today, Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India, ABP, Eenadu, Dainik Jagran, Lokmat, etc.
Addressing the participants, Javadekar informed that the new rules placed certain responsibilities on digital news publishers. These include adherence to Code of Ethics such as the norms of journalistic conduct framed by the Press Council of India and the Programme Code under the Cable Television Network Act.
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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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Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday held a meeting with members of the Digital News Publishers Association amid criticism for not consulting stakeholders before bringing in the new Information Technology rules.
According to a statement from the I&B ministry, representatives from India Today,
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