Complaints against Press
Who do
you think you can complain for the misdeeds of any journalist or newspaper?
You can
lodge a complaint against the press with the Press Council of India.
It is
open to any person to lodge a complaint with the Press Council against a
newspaper for a breach of the recognized ethical canons of journalistic
propriety.
The
complainant need not necessarily be the person aggrieved or directly involved.
Cases
can also be initiated by any member of the public against any professional
misconduct by an editor, working journalist, staff of a newspaper or engaged in
freelance work.
Here is
the procedure for filing the complaint with Press Council of India.
It is a
requirement of the Inquiry Regulations that the complainant should initially
write to the editor of the newspaper drawing his attention to what the
complainant considers to be a breach of journalistic ethics or an offence
against public taste.
The
complainant has, in his complaint, to give the name and address of the
newspaper, editor or journalist against whom the complaint is directed.
A
clipping of the matter or news-items complained of, in original or
self attested copy (English translation, if the news item(s) is in
vernacular) should accompany the complaint.
The
complainant has to state in what manner the passage or news-items or the
material complained of is objectionable. He should also supply other
relevant particulars, if any.
Similarly
a newspaper, a journalist or any institution or individual can complain against
Central or State Government or any organization or person for interference with
free functioning of the press or encroachment on the freedom of the press.
For more details log on to www.presscouncil.nic.in
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