NBDSA Finds News18 India & Zee News Guilty For Communally Charged Programs; Slams TimesNow For Wrong 'Pro-Pak' Slogan Report
2 years, 1 month ago

NBDSA Finds News18 India & Zee News Guilty For Communally Charged Programs; Slams TimesNow For Wrong 'Pro-Pak' Slogan Report

Live Law  

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority on Monday found news channels News18India and Zee News guilty of airing communally charged programs.The body found Zee News liable for depicting the issue of over-population by targeting the Muslim community and selectively sharing statistics.The complainant had alleged that the channel broadcasted visuals of large Muslim crowds. The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority on Monday found news channels News18India and Zee News guilty of airing communally charged programs. News Broadcasting and Standards Authority cautions Times Now @timesnow for wrongly reporting that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised during PFI's protest in Pune and directs the channel to remove the links.#TimesNow pic.twitter.com/0UKEPjesyI — Live Law February 28, 2023 The Body has also passed orders against five programs aired by News18 India for giving a communal narrative by giving generalised statements against Muslim community. News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority passes orders against five programs aired by News18 India @News18India for giving a communal narrative by giving generalised statements against Muslim community.

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NBDSA takes action against three TV news channels for violating guidelines on communal issues
1 year ago

NBDSA takes action against three TV news channels for violating guidelines on communal issues

The Hindu  

March 02, 2024 04:38 am | Updated 04:38 am IST - NEW DELHI The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority has directed three TV news channels to remove videos of certain programmes on communal issues as they violated the Code of Ethics and other guidelines. With respect to a programme broadcast by Times Now Navbharat on May 31, 2023, the …

Major Indian broadcaster fined by regulator over ‘anti-Muslim content’
2 years ago

Major Indian broadcaster fined by regulator over ‘anti-Muslim content’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority, which is …

Media Body Pulls Up Zee News, News18, Times Now; Cites Communalism, Misreporting
2 years ago

Media Body Pulls Up Zee News, News18, Times Now; Cites Communalism, Misreporting

The Quint  

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority on Monday, 27 February, pulled up news channels News18India, Times Now and Zee News for airing communally charged programs and misreporting. Zee News: The media body said that Zee News was responsible for targeting Muslims for over population by sharing selective data. The complaint against the TV news challenge alleged that it had …

HC judge recuses from hearing activist's plea for apology from news channel, journalist
2 years, 1 month ago

HC judge recuses from hearing activist's plea for apology from news channel, journalist

The Hindu  

A Delhi High Court judge on February 23 recused from hearing a plea by activist Shehla Rashid seeking an unambiguous and unequivocal apology from a news channel and a TV journalist to mitigate the damage caused to her reputation by allegedly airing a one-sided defamatory broadcast in which charges were levelled against her by her estranged father. On September 16, …

Mainstream News Channels Ran Programs With Anti-Muslim Prejudice While Reporting CAA Protests: Citizen's Committee Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Mainstream News Channels Ran Programs With Anti-Muslim Prejudice While Reporting CAA Protests: Citizen's Committee Report

Live Law  

A Citizen's Committee report on the North East Delhi Violence 2020 gave its findings on media's role in fueling polarisation between communities and anti-Muslim hate before and after the violence. The analysis revealed that the channels' reportage of events surrounding the CAA framed the issues as "Hindus versus Muslims" with prejudice and suspicion against the Muslim community. It stated that– …

HC asks NBDSA, news channel, anchor to respond to activist’s plea for apology
2 years, 6 months ago

HC asks NBDSA, news channel, anchor to respond to activist’s plea for apology

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority, a news channel and a TV news anchor to respond to activist Shehla Rashid’s plea seeking an apology for airing a news programme insinuating her involvement in anti-national activities. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notices to NBDSA, News Broadcasters and Digital Association, Zee News and its former …

'Right to Criticism Part of Free Speech': Delhi HC on Plea Against Newslaundry
2 years, 8 months ago

'Right to Criticism Part of Free Speech': Delhi HC on Plea Against Newslaundry

The Quint  

While acknowledging that the right to privacy and reputation cannot be violated in the garb of freedom to comment, the court added that "other than that the ability to express an opinion must be freely available." The TV Today Network, which owns the India Today and Aaj Tak news channels, had filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court in …

Congress moves Broadcasting Authority against Zee News over Rahul Gandhi video
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress moves Broadcasting Authority against Zee News over Rahul Gandhi video

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Wednesday filed a complaint to the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority against Zee News and an anchor of the television channel accusing them of distorting a video clip and “falsely and maliciously” depicting former Congress president Rahul Gandhi as a sympathiser of the killers of Udaipur tailor, Kanhaiya Lal. In a letter to the NBDSA chairperson, …

NDTV telecasts paid advertorial videos praising Telangana govt as news
2 years, 11 months ago

NDTV telecasts paid advertorial videos praising Telangana govt as news

Op India  

Far-left news outlet NDTV, often accused of being a mouthpiece of ‘secular’ political parties, was recently caught broadcasting Telangana Government propaganda as news. On April 21, the controversial news outlet NDTV broadcast a show titled “Telangana A Phoenix Rises” on its platform to carry out propaganda in favour of the K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Telangana government. pic.twitter.com/2NEs4d9dmP — Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 …

NBDSA orders NewsNation TV to remove show on 'Conversion Jihad'
3 years, 4 months ago

NBDSA orders NewsNation TV to remove show on 'Conversion Jihad'

Op India  

On November 6th, News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority received a complaint regarding the ‘Conversion Jihad’ show aired by News Nation TV. It is pertinent to note that News Nation TV had issued an unconditional apology for the show “Conversion Jihad” that they had broadcasted on their channel. Some of the statements that NBDSA took offence to were: “Memchand zinda …

"Prima Facie Violated Code Of Ethics":NBSA Summons Zee News For Allegedly Targeting Muslim Community In Sudhir Chaudhary's Show
4 years, 5 months ago

"Prima Facie Violated Code Of Ethics":NBSA Summons Zee News For Allegedly Targeting Muslim Community In Sudhir Chaudhary's Show

Live Law  

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has summoned Zee News in connection to a complaint filed by activist Saket Gokhale over a special report presented by its editor-in-chief, Sudhir Chaudhary, on different kinds of 'Jihad' practised in India. The NBSA has come to prima facie finding that the tone and tenor of the programme was "divisive' and the channel was certainly …

Bollywood associations, producers file legal suit against media houses for defamation
4 years, 5 months ago

Bollywood associations, producers file legal suit against media houses for defamation

Live Mint  

As many as four film bodies and 34 studios have come together to file a law suit before the Delhi High Court against media houses to “refrain them from making irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood as a whole and members of Bollywood, and to restrain them from conducting media trials of Bollywood personalities.” Associations such as the Film …

‘Insidious Attempt to Malign’: SC on Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ Show
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Insidious Attempt to Malign’: SC on Chavhanke’s ‘UPSC Jihad’ Show

The Quint  

When the hearing resumed, the court noted the presence of the Press Council of India and the News Broadcasters Association, which are the self-regulatory mechanisms for different forms of media. The judges then sought to ascertain the views of the lawyers and parties present on regulation of electronic media, particularly TV news channels, given their impact and reach. Solicitor General …

Zee News Directed To Pay 1 Lakh Fine And Apologize To Gauhar Raza For Branding Him An ‘Anti-National’ [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Zee News Directed To Pay 1 Lakh Fine And Apologize To Gauhar Raza For Branding Him An ‘Anti-National’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has directed Hindi news channel Zee News to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and issue a public apology to poet and scientist Mr. Gauhar Raza, for branding him as part of an ‘Afzal Premi Gang’ for reciting his poems in the ‘Shankar- Shaad Mushaira’.Zee News had aired a programme titled ‘Afzal Premi Gang …

Zee News Directed To Pay 1 Lakh Fine And Apologize To Gauhar Raza For Branding Him An ‘Anti-National’ [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Zee News Directed To Pay 1 Lakh Fine And Apologize To Gauhar Raza For Branding Him An ‘Anti-National’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has directed Hindi news channel Zee News to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and issue a public apology to poet and scientist Mr. Gauhar Raza, for branding him as part of an ‘Afzal Premi Gang’ for reciting his poems in the ‘Shankar- Shaad Mushaira’.Zee News had aired a programme titled ‘Afzal Premi Gang …

NDTV, ABP News, Aaj Tak defend Yakub Memon coverage, say rules not violated
9 years, 7 months ago

NDTV, ABP News, Aaj Tak defend Yakub Memon coverage, say rules not violated

Firstpost  

Three leading news broadcasters, which were issued show cause notices by the government over their coverage of the Yakub Memon hanging incident, have defended their programmes saying these were according to the norms and did not violate any rules. New Delhi: Three leading news broadcasters, which were issued show cause notices by the government over their coverage of the Yakub …

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