New Delhi: Days after the Centre introduced new tips for digital media, the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Thursday held an interplay with the representatives of Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) within the backdrop of the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
According to an official announcement made by the federal government, Javadekar spoke with representatives of assorted media homes together with ABP Network, India Today, Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India and others by way of video conferencing.Â
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The Union Minister knowledgeable media representatives that the brand new guidelines have positioned “certain responsibilities on digital news publishers”. These embrace adherence to Code of Ethics such because the norms of journalistic conduct framed by the Press Council of India and the Programme Code underneath the Cable Television Network Act.Â
“The digital news publishers would also be required to furnish some basic information to the Ministry in a simple form which is being finalised and periodically they would be required to place in public domain the grievance redressal undertaken by them,” Javadekar mentioned. Â
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In the official press launch, authorities mentioned that the individuals welcomed the brand new tips however “felt that they should be treated differently than those news publishers who are only on the digital platform”.
The Union authorities, final month, got here up with new stringent tips for digital media platforms together with code of ethics for over-the-top (OTT) platforms and social media. The authorities additionally mentioned that digital publishers should be self-governed on the strains of print media which has to observe the press council code.
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