The big issue is the Government’s ‘intention’ to control or regulate programme content. The industry feels that the Government plans to infringe on its rights as a free media through the two proposed regulations and says ‘draconian’ laws will be applied especially against news channels under the ambit of the Bill if it is allowed to go through. A stringent content code and clauses like ‘national interest’ and right to privacy of a citizen may spell the death knell for investigative journalism and sting operations for broadcasters.
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