MUMBAI:The new government
has always been questioned about
the freedom of media in the country.Responding to a question
in the Rajya Sabha, Information
and Broadcasting Minister Prakash
Javadekar said that the government
is committed to protecting the independence of the press,
reports PTI.
However, he also reiterated that freedom
comes with responsibility and so media needs
to look at itself by its own mechanisms. But
what is needed is ‘improvement’ in these
mechanisms with penal consequences for
irresponsible reporting.
As far as social media is concerned, Javadekar
said that though there is a need to evolve a
mechanism for regulating it, it comes under
the information and technology law.
Recently, two Telangana channels were blocked
by MSOs- ABN Andhra Jyoti and TV9. On
Javadekar’s query the state government said
that it had nothing to do with the blocking.
Asserting that media is independent, he said
that MSOs can’t resort to such censorship. If
the Ministry comes to know of any such case,
it is empowered to take action. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/i-and-b-ministry/government-won-t-interfere-in-media-prakash-javadekar-140808
has always been questioned about
the freedom of media in the country.Responding to a question
in the Rajya Sabha, Information
and Broadcasting Minister Prakash
Javadekar said that the government
is committed to protecting the independence of the press,
reports PTI.
However, he also reiterated that freedom
comes with responsibility and so media needs
to look at itself by its own mechanisms. But
what is needed is ‘improvement’ in these
mechanisms with penal consequences for
irresponsible reporting.
As far as social media is concerned, Javadekar
said that though there is a need to evolve a
mechanism for regulating it, it comes under
the information and technology law.
Recently, two Telangana channels were blocked
by MSOs- ABN Andhra Jyoti and TV9. On
Javadekar’s query the state government said
that it had nothing to do with the blocking.
Asserting that media is independent, he said
that MSOs can’t resort to such censorship. If
the Ministry comes to know of any such case,
it is empowered to take action. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/i-and-b-ministry/government-won-t-interfere-in-media-prakash-javadekar-140808
