Broadcasting issues in India to be reviewed.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Oct 21 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Ambika Soni (born November 13, 1943) is an Indian politician. She currently serves in the Union Cabinet as the minister in charge of Ministry of Tourism and Culture. has said that there is the vital need to evolve a mechanism to address broadcasting concerns in the country. Addressing an interactive discussion on 'Government Regulation or Self-Regulation' in here on Tuesday, Soni said that concerns like broadcasting content and shortage of spectrum needed to be addressed. "Let there be a mechanism, which not only addresses the concerns of what we see but also concerns like shortage of spectrum; how much bandwidth one broadcaster is going to get, should there be any rule governing more and more channels, 500 channels have already given permission. This can be addressed," she added. She also pointed out that there were certain specific deficiencies in the coverage and telecast of the events by the private owned television channels during the 26/11 terror attacks terror attack n → atentado (terrorista) terror attack n → attentato terroristico in Mumbai. "After 26/11when we all saw what happened in Mumbai, an attack on sovereignty of India. On an occasion as grave as that, there were deficiencies all around, those of us who should have been there to give authorised Adj. 1. authorised - endowed with authority authorized lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful information and those of us who were broadcasting the information were affected by that information. There should have been a better connect. In the absence of a connect, we felt that the enemy who attacked us could probably have benefited," she said. She noted that the Ministry wanted to address concerns, based on complaints from the viewers and cross section of the society. Ambika Soni said at least 10-15 issues regarding television coverage like sting operations Noun 1. sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) and media trials of sub-judice cases where a growing need for self-restraint was felt. She, however, made it clear that the government would not do anything that would impose a regulator for the broadcasting media and emphasised on interaction and dialogue among all stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. to evolve the broadest possible consensus on this sensitive issue. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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