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No intent to control news content: Govt

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Posted: Feb 18, 2009 at 1426 hrs IST

New Delhi Government on Wednesday said it had at no point intended to control content of news on television channels and favoured self-regulation by media houses in live coverage of sensitive incidents.

"There is no intention to control content of news. At no point government contemplated such a move," Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma told the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour.

Sharma said there was no question on a blanket ban on the live coverage of sensitive incidents and self-regulation was the best option the telecast of such events.

He said in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, government has held several rounds of meetings with representatives of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA), the Indian Broadcasters Federation (IBF), security agencies and defence forces.

Sharma said the NBA has drafted self-regulatory code of ethics and put in place emergency protocol to be followed during coverage of sensitive incidents.

A grievance redressal mechanism has also been put in place for redressing complaints relating to broadcast of such incidents, he said.

"The government has given a commitment that any initiative involving guidelines for electronic media would be taken only after the widest possible consultations with all concerned stakeholders," Sharma said.

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Public Opinion by vishal on 18 Feb 2009

That will be big blow to people of india and their freedom . Hope common man do realize what these few Politicians are doing. Don't you think they want each and every machinery to work for them .The way they were trying to limit the scope of RTI Act.

Let him not talk by Suhas Kumar on 18 Feb 2009

This Anand Sharma is a repulsive character. His only qualification is grovelling before the Gandhi family. It would be better if he does not talk

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