Like the way erstwhile YS Rajasekhar Reddy government has kickstarted a 'media-watch' program from a short while, the ruling Narendra Modi led government at the Centre also came up with another tyrannous law to curb 'press' freedom.
The I&B Ministry has now amended guidelines to regulate fake news, saying that if a journalist was found to have created or propagated fake news, their accreditation would be suspended for a few months. And if they commit the 'fake news' crime again, the suspension will get intense. Shocked by this move of the government, both Broadcasters Association and also Press Council Of India are meeting today to discuss further course of action over this.
Because of these guidelines sound as hollow as they could be. What is the definition of "Fake News" anyway and who defines that? That is the biggest question one needs to answer first. Also with these guidelines in place, governments may harass media by saying that whatever the truth they present will be treated as 'fake news' and action will be taken by them.
Meanwhile, the government confirmed that every journalist should abide by the new amendments in order to get the accreditation cards.
"If you take away govt accreditation of journalists for writing fake news then most journos will lose their accreditation because they faithfully reported every economic promise made by Modi" a social media user commented.
Is Modi government making a self-goal with this move??
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