"Self regulation" as practised by the electronic media is a "ploy" to escape accountability, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju on Wednesday claimed and favoured bringing them under the ambit of the media watchdog. ...
06:52 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Deprecating the electronic media over coverage of protests following the gangrape in Delhi, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday said it was playing the roles of police station, prosecution and the judge. "During the agitation following the gangrape of a girl in New Delhi, the electronic media has become the police station, the prosecution and even the judge," Digvijay told PTI. ...
03:44 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Guwahati: The electronic media in Assam on Sunday demanded a high-level probe into the allegations by RTI activist Akhil Gogoi against a local news channel scribe of instigating the molestation of a girl by anti-social elements in the city causing public outcry. "We urge Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who also holds charge of the home department, to initiate a collective analysis of all the footage of the incident and initiate...
02:53 PM, Jul 15, 2012
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni on Tuesday stepped in to resolve the ongoing tussle between the ICC and the electronic media, which has been barred from covering Wednesday's eagerly awaited Indo-Pak cricket World Cup semi-final clash at Mohali. Soni swung into action when representatives of the News Broadcasters Association met her on Tuesday morning, prompting her to call up senior ICC officials, including its President Sharad Pawar....
06:53 PM, Mar 29, 2011
26/11, it is said that the electronic media went overboard in its reportage. ...
03:06 AM, Dec 19, 2008
The Government is considering establishing a regulator for the electronic media, says Minister. ...
04:27 PM, Nov 16, 2006
Soon, an Electronic Media Monitoring Centre of the Government will be monitoring content of private TV channels. ...
10:19 PM, Aug 22, 2006
