The Union’s Department of Information and Broadcasting issued the directive after finding that several TV stations in the past had reported incidents and incidents in a way that seemed untrue, misleading, provocative, and using language and words unacceptable to the public.
The Union’s Department of Information and Broadcasting today advised independent television stations against making false claims and using scandalous news headlines. In its detailed advice released today, the Department requested that compliance with the provisions of Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, including the Program Code under which is complied with, be complied with.
The Department has found that in the past a number of Satellite TV channels have acted in a way that appears to be untrue, deceptive, emotional and uses language and words unacceptable to the public, offensive to good taste and dignity, and insulted and public discourse. insulting and public opinion. The advice cited the Ukrainian-Russian conflict and the North-West Delhi incident especially when the content of TV news and debates was found to violate the Program Code.
While reporting on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the Department found channels making obscene articles unrelated to the story and journalists making unsubstantiated and false claims and using hyperbole to incite audiences, in the event of Delhi violence, certain channels were broadcast. provocative headlines and violent videos may incite social hatred and disturb the peace and order of the community. Channels also create news headlines that give the public color to the actions of the authorities.
The Department has warned and warned private TV channels against debates in a language that is not in Parliament, provocative and unacceptable in public, public discourses, and defamatory references that may have a negative psychological impact on viewers and may cause social unrest and disrupt general peace.Citing these incidents of violation, the Department today expressed grave concern over the broadcasting programs and strongly advised against violating the provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and its by-laws.
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