TV channels go berserk, sensationalise cases: Supreme Court
India's Supreme Court has called for stronger action to regulate self-regulatory bodies for TV channels broadcasting incendiary programmes or sensationalising criminal case coverage. TV channels are fined just Rs 1 lakh ($1,351) for such behaviour, deemed wholly inadequate by the Supreme Court. The government has been called to respond to the matter raised by the News Broadcasters Association, with the Supreme Court judge calling for the self-regulatory body to be "more effective".
India's Supreme Court has called for stronger action to regulate self-regulatory bodies for TV channels broadcasting incendiary programmes or sensationalising criminal case coverage. TV channels are fined just Rs 1 lakh ($1,351) for such behaviour, deemed wholly inadequate by the Supreme Court. The government has been called to respond to the matter raised by the News Broadcasters Association, with the Supreme Court judge calling for the self-regulatory body to be "more effective".
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