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Press Statement Indian union calls for wider discussion on media ownership recommendations19 Aug, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Union of Journalists (IJU) in calling on the government to hold wide-ranging discussions with all media stakeholders and civil society leaders on the amendments to the Press Council of India (PCI) Act and other recommendations put forward by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The recommendations were put forward in the report, “Issues Related to Media Ownership”, released on August 12 which aims to dealing with the issue of corporates entering the media arena. While the IFJ and IJU welcome the move to amend the PCI Act to bring journalists working in electronic media under the Act, there are other recommendations also proposed that IJU says would negatively impact the operations of the media. SN Sinha, the IJU President, and D Amar, the Secretary General, said: “We have been demanding the government to amend the PCI Act to bring the electronic media in to its ambit and the Working Journalists (Other Newspaper Employees Regulation of Service) Act to bring the journalists working in the electronic media within the definition of working journalist.” “However, the recommendation on appointment of predominantly eminent non-media person goes against the self-regulation of the media. The PCI which consists of numerous media and non-media workers is the best mechanism in the present circumstances.” On the directive of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, TRAI developed the series of recommendations to amend the PCI Act and suggested the formation of the single regulatory authority for all media stating that ‘government should not control the media’. It however stated that the ‘regulatory body should be manned predominantly by eminent non-media persons’. The PCI is an independent regulator of the press in India, prescribing norms of journalistic conduct and other guidelines. The recommendations put forward by TRAI also aim to curb unhealthy media practices, including reducing non-media company ownership to 20%, assist with maintaining democracy and minimising the opportunity for ‘paid news’ stories. India has more than 850 television channels catering to the country’s population of more than 1.2 billion population. Close to half of the channels are news and current affairs channels. The IFJ Acting Director, Jane Worthington, said: “While the recommendation of the inclusion of the electronic media into the Press Council of India Act is clearly a long-awaited development, this progress should not be overshadowed by a draconian move to oust working journalists, editors and managers as the primary position holders on any future press council. The standard around the globe is that press councils must comprise primarily of the industry they represent. India should be no exception if the press council is to fulfil its duties to the wider public.” The IFJ calls on TRAI to take heed of the recommendations of India’s media in this matter and hold wider discussions on the issue. Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement लोकतान्त्रिक व्यवस्थामा सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशित/प्रसारित सामग्रीले अदालतको अवहेलना हुन सक्दैन : महासंघ28 Feb, 2018 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ लोकतन्त्र, प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको पक्षमा दृढतापूर्वक उभिँदै आएको छ । लोकतान्त्रिक व्यवस्थामा सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशित/प्रसारित सामग्रीले अदालतको अवहेलना हुन सक्दैन भन्ने महासंघको प्रष्ट धारणा रहेको छ । सञ्चारमाध्यममा कुन सामग्री प्रकाशन तथा प्रसारण गर्ने वा नगर्ने विषय उसको संविधान प्रदत्त अधिकार हो । नेपालको संविधान २०७२ ले पूर्ण प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता सुनिश्चित गरेबाट आम सञ्चारको हक र महत्व स्पष्ट हुन्छ । सम्मानित सर्वोच्च अदालतले मिति २०७४ फागुन १३ गते कान्तिपुर दैनिक विरुद्ध चलिरहेको मानहानीको मुद्दामाथि दिएको आदेश नेपालको संविधानको मूल मर्म र प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको विश्वव्यापी मान्यताविपरीत भएकाले यसलाई सच्याउन महासंघ आग्रह गर्दछ । सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई कुनै पनि निकायबाट समाचार प्रकाशन/प्रसारण गर्नुपूर्व लगाइने बन्देज ‘प्रिसेन्सरसीप’ महासंघलाई मान्य हुन सक्दैन । यस्तो बन्देजका विरुद्ध महासंघ सधै दृढताका साथ उभिने छ । साथै, महासंघ पत्रकारको पेशागत सुरक्षा, सम्पादकीय स्वतन्त्रता र सञ्चारमाध्यमको आचारसंहिता पालनाप्रति सबै सञ्चारमाध्यमको सजगता र प्रतिवद्धताप्रति विश्वस्त रहेको छ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download