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Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advise to all television networks against covering cases of accidents, fatalities, and
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to all television channels against reporting incidents of accidents, deaths, and violence including violence against women, children, and elderly in a manner which grossly compromises on good taste and decency.
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: The Government on Monday termed the television news coverage of cricketer Rishabh Pant’s road accident and some other crime stories “distasteful” and “heart wrenching” and asked them to strictly follow the programme code laid down under the relevant law. In an advisory to all private satellite channels, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting cited the coverage of the cricketer’s car crash, airing of distressing images of dead bodies and thrashing of a five-year-old boy and said […]
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to all television channels against reporting incidents of accidents, deaths, and violence.
Action taken in 233 cases of violation of the programme code and advertising code by electronic media since 2017, says government.