Al Jazeera Pays Price for Showing Wrong Map of India

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

The Centre has ordered Al Jazeera’s English news channel to be taken off the air for five days for repeatedly showing a wrong map of India, in which parts of Kashmir were shown in Pakistan and even Lakshdweep and Andaman Islands were omitted. This is the latest in a series of orders in which channels have been punished for violating the programme code.

In case of Al Jazeera, the Inter-ministerial Committee that looks into the complaints against channels, said the channel has committed “cartographic aggression” and recommended to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that the channel deserves to be given a “deterrent punishment for its misdemeanour”. The I&B Ministry, in its order dated April 10, said Al Jazeera channel should be taken off air on all platforms from midnight of April 22 to midnight of April 27.

In its order, the I&B Ministry said that Al-Jazeera channel telecast news reports on 24 July; 11, 22, 30 and 31 of August; 7 and 24 of September in 2013 and on 2 and 26 July; 3 and 15 August and 19 September in 2014 with wrong graphical map of India repeatedly.

After getting complaints from the ministry’s own monitoring centre and the Ministry of External Affairs, the matter was referred to the Survey General of India. It was found that portion of Indian territory of Jammu & Kashmir has not been shown as part of Indian territory in some maps.
Al Jazeera Pays Price for Showing Wrong Map of India | idrw.org

 

[Ryuzaki]

i doubt anyone actually watched this channel.They have even showed AP as part of China.

 

[kaku1]

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

The Centre has ordered Al Jazeera’s English news channel to be taken off the air for five days for repeatedly showing a wrong map of India, in which parts of Kashmir were shown in Pakistan and even Lakshdweep and Andaman Islands were omitted. This is the latest in a series of orders in which channels have been punished for violating the programme code.

In case of Al Jazeera, the Inter-ministerial Committee that looks into the complaints against channels, said the channel has committed “cartographic aggression” and recommended to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry that the channel deserves to be given a “deterrent punishment for its misdemeanour”. The I&B Ministry, in its order dated April 10, said Al Jazeera channel should be taken off air on all platforms from midnight of April 22 to midnight of April 27.

In its order, the I&B Ministry said that Al-Jazeera channel telecast news reports on 24 July; 11, 22, 30 and 31 of August; 7 and 24 of September in 2013 and on 2 and 26 July; 3 and 15 August and 19 September in 2014 with wrong graphical map of India repeatedly.

After getting complaints from the ministry’s own monitoring centre and the Ministry of External Affairs, the matter was referred to the Survey General of India. It was found that portion of Indian territory of Jammu & Kashmir has not been shown as part of Indian territory in some maps.
Al Jazeera Pays Price for Showing Wrong Map of India | idrw.org

good.

 

[Faiez]

insecurities..............

 

[nForce]

insecurities..............

Its called might..get used to it.

 

[Indus Falcon]

insecurities..............

More like paranoia!!

 

[Faiez]

Its called might..get used to it.

just like pakistan uses "might" to block youtube etc....

 

[Indus Falcon]

Its called might..get used to it.

Good Joke

 

[nForce]

just like pakistan uses "might" to block youtube etc....

Who is talking about Pakistan here ?

Good Joke

And I thought taking media lightly is a mistake that people don't make nowadays. Good to know that I'm wrong.

 

[axisofevil]

i doubt anyone actually watched this channel.They have even showed AP as part of China.

It doesnt matter if nobody or everybody watches the channel. The issue has to be corrected and it will be. We cant afford to give an inch anymore.

 

[Azizam]

OP is a bot.

 

[Abingdonboy]

insecurities..............

Hardly, they were given multiple warnings and it is clear this is not simply a matter of accidental omission but a political statement this channel is trying to make- why should the GoI put up with that? If you want to operate inside a country you have to abide by their rules.

Do you think the USA would do nothing if it showed parts of its territory as part of Mexico?

Good for the GoI, in the past they have tried to take the "high ground" as they were constantly spat in the face, but these sort of clowns need to be made aware, in a language they understand, that this is unacceptable.

 

[axisofevil]

Hardly, they were given multiple warnings and it is clear this is not simply a matter of accidental omission but a political statement this channel is trying to make- why should the GoI put up with that? If you want to operate inside a country you have to abide by their rules.

Do you think the USA would do nothing if it showed parts of its territory as part of Mexico?

Good for the GoI, in the past they have tried to take the "high ground" as they were constantly spat in the face, but these sort of clowns need to be made aware, in a language they understand, that this is unacceptable.

Don't bother bro. These guys are oblivous to China doing the same thing.

 

[Ryuzaki]

OP is a bot.

You realize it now?

 

[Rau]

OP is a bot.

Actually he is...