NBSA directs three news channels to air apology to Rakul Preet Singh on Dec 17; directs other national news channels to take down reports : Bollywood News – Puucho News
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In a giant win for actress Rakul Preet Singh, the News Broadcasting Standards Authority(NBSA) has directed Zee News, Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for his or her “vilifying reports linking her to drugs and SSR case”. In September, when Singh was summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB), she moved Delhi HC searching for path to cease media reports linking her with the medicine case, calling them defamatory.
Apart from asking the three ZEE channels to air an apology, the NBSA additionally directed news channels like Times Now, India TV, Aaj Tak, India Today, News Nation and ABP news to take down the hyperlinks of the reports towards Rakul from their web sites and their social media deal with. The board requested them to take away all of the content material instantly and to affirm the identical to NBSA in writing inside seven days.
The NBSA additionally offered the three ZEE news channels with a press release that had to be aired on December 17: “We apologise for the manner in which the Hashtags/Taglines and Images were telecast, while reporting the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakraborty’s narcotic drugs case. The telecasts violated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requiring broadcasters to maintain neutrality, impartiality, accuracy and fairness, the Specific Guidelines Covering Reportage and Specific Guidelines for Reporting Court Proceedings. We clarify that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the issue or to prejudice the investigation in any manner. We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation, while reporting about matters under investigation.”
The channels have been additionally given a warning by NBSA and advised them to watch out whereas telecasting such deceptive taglines and pictures in future. They have been advised not to repeat such violations sooner or later. The NBSA of their report stated that they got here to this conclusion primarily based solely on the hyperlinks/submissions made by the complainant and the response of the broadcaster.
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