On 5 April, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (MIB) constituted a committee to frame rules to regulate news portals and media websites. As per order dated April 4, the 10-member committee includes secretaries of the ministries of information and broadcasting, electronics and information technology, and home. The committee will also have representatives of the Press Council of India, News Broadcasters Association and Indian Broadcasters Federation.
As per order, the content on private television channels is regulated by the Programme and Advertisement Codes, while the Press Council of India (PCI) has its norms to regulate the print media.
The order said: "There were no norms or guidelines to regulate the online media websites and news portals.Therefore, it has been decided to constitute a committee to frame and suggest a regulatory framework for online media/news portals including digital broadcasting and entertainment/infotainment sites and news/media aggregators."
As per order, Terms of the reference (TOR) or scope of the work include to "delineate the sphere of online information dissemination which needs to be brought under regulation, on the lines applicable to print and electronic media.”
The committee will also analyse the international scenario on the existing of regulatory mechanism with a view to incorporate the best practices. Then it will recommend "appropriate policy formulation" for online media/ news portal and online content platforms, keeping in mind various norms, including extent of FDI allowed, programmes and advertising code for TV channels and those of the PCI.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12650-mib-constitutes-a-committee-to-frame-rules-to-regulate-online-media
The order said: "There were no norms or guidelines to regulate the online media websites and news portals.Therefore, it has been decided to constitute a committee to frame and suggest a regulatory framework for online media/news portals including digital broadcasting and entertainment/infotainment sites and news/media aggregators."
As per order, Terms of the reference (TOR) or scope of the work include to "delineate the sphere of online information dissemination which needs to be brought under regulation, on the lines applicable to print and electronic media.”
The committee will also analyse the international scenario on the existing of regulatory mechanism with a view to incorporate the best practices. Then it will recommend "appropriate policy formulation" for online media/ news portal and online content platforms, keeping in mind various norms, including extent of FDI allowed, programmes and advertising code for TV channels and those of the PCI.
Source: http://cablequest.org/index.php/news/national-news/item/12650-mib-constitutes-a-committee-to-frame-rules-to-regulate-online-media
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