Guest guest Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Jai Ramji Ki! Dear Friends: I am glad that Prof Rao said that. It is absolutely imperative that a media oversight committee is instituted., right now, without any delay. The present congress govt is not likely to support such a demand, as they directly benefit from media bias. Not only the newspapers publish dangerous falsehoods, they publish #### in their pages. This must have a very bad effect on the young kids. In the current situation, it is unlikely that a mass movement against the newspapers can be organized, and it is also unlikely that a small group of people could successfully challenge the newspapers in the court. Instead, it may be possible to ask the supreme court to issue a directive to the government to set up a powerful media oversight committee. It would be pleased to see some newspapers' publishing licenses revoked. Regards, Dhruba. > >Dangerous falsehood > >"The time has come" said Prof. Rao, "for the government to institute a watch-dog committee consisting of a few eminent journalists and citizens who should be empowered to warn, heavily fine and if necessary even revoke licence to offending journalists." He added: "If this is not instituted, the Fourth Estate would lose all credibility and possibly freedom also. Today, reporting news is propagation of dangerous falsehood... The social effects of reckless commercialisation of mass media has become a major concern in policy formulation..." Hardly any newspaper published Prof. Rao's comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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