[icernet] IBF all set to finalise 'Self-Regulation' report

[Arul Selvan]

  Before the launch of a series of news channels, the Indian
Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) is planning to ready its self-regulation
report. Even as the IBF has prepared a draft, it is likely to finalise
the report on February 27. Among the news channels to be launched
sometime soon are from the Star, NDTV, TV Today, Sahara and Videocon
groups.

Although television programmes of various genres have often been
criticised for showing vulgarity, crime, and content unsuitable for
family viewing, the focus is clearly on news now. The information and
broadcasting minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is of the view that television
channels must exercise self-restraint while covering news, referring
specifically to the Gujarat riots. According to the minister, in the
absence of self-regulation, the government would be forced to regulate
content.

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