People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No.
2
January 18, 2009
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Vol. XXXIII
No.
2 January 18, 2009 |
Media Regulation: Do Not Act Hastily
The following is the text of the letter addressed by CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat to prime minister Manmohan Singh on the proposals to amend the Cable Television (Regulation) Rules.
IT is reported that the government is proposing an amendment to the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Rules. This is meant to regulate content in the electronic media.
Our Party is of the opinion that there should be no hasty step taken regarding media regulation. Our Party is of the view that apart from the self-regulatory mechanism put in place by the news channels, it is necessary to have co-regulation through an independent regulatory body.
How this is to be done has to be discussed and a common approach arrived at. Till then, no steps should be taken to empower the government and the administration to further regulate the news channels.
