PMO asks government to withdraw press release on fake news
- 6 years ago
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) ordered the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry to withdraw its press release on fake news, holding that the decision on what constitutes fake news should be left to press bodies.
In a move ostensibly intended to regulate the publication or circulation of fake news, last evening the I&B ministry amended the Guidelines for Accreditation of Journalists. In a press statement, it said that any complaint related to a news article being fake would now be referred to the PCI, if it pertains to print media and to the News Broadcasters Association (NBA), if it pertains to electronic media, for determination.
In a move ostensibly intended to regulate the publication or circulation of fake news, last evening the I&B ministry amended the Guidelines for Accreditation of Journalists. In a press statement, it said that any complaint related to a news article being fake would now be referred to the PCI, if it pertains to print media and to the News Broadcasters Association (NBA), if it pertains to electronic media, for determination.