Not all PCI members keen on "one omnibus body" for all media – Firstpost
Recent reports had claimed that the council had resolved to bring the electronic media - both broadcast and social - under its purview. Offering his views on the topic, Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor, Malayala Manorama and The Week, and a member of council, said in an emailed statement, “The Press Council is yet to take a final view, though the Chairman and some members feel that the Press Council should be converted to a Media Council. Not all of PCI keen about an omnibus body for all media The reports come in wake of the exodus of northeast Indians from various parts of the country. Recently, telecommunications minister Kapil Sibal had stressed on the need of having an institutional mechanism in place to prevent the misuse of social networking websites in the country. The recent turn of events, especially those pertaining to the widespread northeast exodus in the country, shed light on the role that social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter play in our lives today.
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