Indian Media to be banned from showing file footage of Babri Mosque demolition

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Ohh Thank you your Highness for allowing our court. And your permission has come just in time before 24th September..

you're oh-so-very welcome

There is no extra judicial killing anywhere remotely related to Babri Demolition issue, and you are absolutely right when you say it is our internal matter and you already have too much on your own platter to last years if not generations.

as do you; perhaps more so than we do given your size and the amount of poverty and other existing social issues

but we cannot negate the existence of, nor can we brush aside a major issue of contention simply because our ''platter'' is full

that would constitute criminal and immoral negligence

No media is being curbed - News Broadcaster Association has themselves taken this decision keeping the sensitivity of the matter in mind.

I believe their decision was based on any news relating to it to ''not be sensational, inflammatory or be provocative”

Instead, all related news ''should be verbatim reproduction of the relevant part of the said judgment uninfluenced by any opinion or interpretation''

obviously this decision was due to pressure from the govt. I can understand why they succumbed to this pressure. A lot of people (even in Pakistan) will surely be following the development quite closely given the scale of the atrocity and the amount of uncontrollable anger and controversy it generated

If the same restrain was shown by pakistani media during lal masjid, situation might have been very different for pakistan. More than a handful of Pakistanis have shared this opinion and dont bother me by telling yours.

while I know you are averse to contradicting and/or views not in line with yours, I will not be told how/when/what/to whom/in what format I should reply.

it is silly and amateurish by the way to compare Lal Masjid to Babri Masjid. In Lal Masjid situation, it was the militants themselves who had betrayed and violated the sanctity of a holy place; not the police, not the federal govt.

nor was it razed to the ground needlessly....subsequent to this stigma, days of mourning were declared. Not even that happened after destruction of babri masjid.


alas!

 

[Omar1984]

Media likely to be banned from showing file footage of Babri Mosque demolition

heres the largest "democracy" once again trying to hide the reality of its country from the world.

 

[ares]

heres the largest "democracy" once again trying to hide the reality of its country from the world.

This comment takes the cake,

being the most agenda driven, biased thought of the day!

Is India imposing ban on entire world media?

are channels in Pakistan banned from, showing the file footage??

 

[Omar1984]

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This comment takes the cake,

being the most agenda driven, biased thought of the day!

Is India imposing ban on entire world media?

are channels in Pakistan banned from, showing the file footage??

India is claiming to be the world's largest democracy. In a democracy you have free media. India should stop calling itself a democracy when its actions goes against the principles of democracy.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

A brutal and savage democrazy.

 

[ares]

India is claiming to be the world's largest democracy. In a democracy you have free media. India should stop calling itself a democracy when its actions goes against the principles of democracy.

Well Democracy is just a random word for you, you do not understand the essence of democracy.

basic defination of democracy is

It is
by the people
for the people
off the people

as long as those pre-conditions are met, democracy is alive.

This step is in interest "for the people"
Media should inadvertently not to arouse communal veins.

on the other hand Pakistan also claims its a democracy, with a very free and fair media.

but recently it banned a movie (tere bin laden), now what could be the reason for that??

 

[Peshwa]

India is claiming to be the world's largest democracy. In a democracy you have free media. India should stop calling itself a democracy when its actions goes against the principles of democracy.

Wierdly, the term has been coined and used more by the west than in India based on the size of our electoral college......

Maybe you need to petition there....oh but wait, nobody takes kindergarten kids seriously.....tough luck champ!

besides...except for Pakistanis here, we dont hear anyone else objecting including Indians and the Indian media who this applies to......so why not give it a rest and let us take required steps to mitigate any chance of violence!

 

[navida]

Media curbs in this case is unjustified and proves incompetence of your security apparatus to control saffron brigade's violent nature.

PERIOD.

Are you sad that the media won't be able to provoke the people and there won't be a riot in India? Sorry for not entertaining you with the bloodshed of Indians. You can turn back and get your sick entertainment in your country.

The saffron brigade destroyed one mosque. the moguls destroyed thousands of temples and killed hundreds and thousands of people. What is your take on that? As Indians we try to forget and forgive the past and lead a peaceful life. If some people are waiting for India to doom like their own nation, they will be terribly disappointed.

 

[StingRoy]

India is claiming to be the world's largest democracy. In a democracy you have free media. India should stop calling itself a democracy when its actions goes against the principles of democracy.

Omar... as long as the citizens within the democracy are not complaining... why are you bothered?...
It almost seems like you guys want to instigate anther round of rioting in India ... again dragging religion into politics. We as a part of the "democracy" are more than happy with our govt's decisions... you can keep rolling the almost 2 decade old tape over your new channels and enjoy it.

 

[hecj]

A brutal and savage democrazy.

better than u....in every case

 

[back me up]

India is claiming to be the world's largest democracy. In a democracy you have free media. India should stop calling itself a democracy when its actions goes against the principles of democracy.

read page 1 of the thread. u will get ur answer.

A brutal and savage democrazy.

grapes are sour are't they?

 

[Skeptic]

you're oh-so-very welcome

Not very bright at catching the sarcasm eh..

as do you; perhaps more so than we do given your size and the amount of poverty and other existing social issues

but we cannot negate the existence of, nor can we brush aside a major issue of contention simply because our ''platter'' is full

that would constitute criminal and immoral negligence




I believe their decision was based on any news relating to it to ''not be sensational, inflammatory or be provocative”

Instead, all related news ''should be verbatim reproduction of the relevant part of the said judgment uninfluenced by any opinion or interpretation''

obviously this decision was due to pressure from the govt. I can understand why they succumbed to this pressure. A lot of people (even in Pakistan) will surely be following the development quite closely given the scale of the atrocity and the amount of uncontrollable anger and controversy it generated

Yeah just to deter dime a dozen self proclaimed experts serving their personal agendas in the light of a controversial case. Avoiding any inflammatory discussions and statements. As visible in discussion on this forum itself, which started off with a speculative heading and leading to become a question-mark on civic liberties and fundamental rights and finally landing at Pakistani members launching into a India bashing tirade (serving personal agendas of self proclaimed experts).

while I know you are averse to contradicting and/or views not in line with yours, I will not be told how/when/what/to whom/in what format I should reply.
it is silly and amateurish by the way to compare Lal Masjid to Babri Masjid. In Lal Masjid situation, it was the militants themselves who had betrayed and violated the sanctity of a holy place; not the police, not the federal govt.
nor was it razed to the ground needlessly....subsequent to this stigma, days of mourning were declared. Not even that happened after destruction of babri masjid.
alas!

Context is simply inflammatory reporting of a controversial event and over analysis by commentators driven to further their personal objectives. It is best summed up by a senior journalist:

“I don't think this should be seen as censorship,” said Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief of the IBN18 network. “It simply means we must absorb the basic principle of self-restraint...one of the important lessons we have learnt.”

We have seen how unconfirmed reports have sparked war hysteria in the media in past months / years. This has much larger potential.

 

[lionheart1]

A brutal and savage democrazy.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Good move, public order is important, peace must be preserved, innocents protected. Anyone wants to see the footage, pls see it on youtube and other sites freely available in India.

The champions of press freedom (rolf) here are the same people who will be ranting with glee if any communal events place in India. Thats what they really want, to see the blood of indians, hindu or muslim or foreigners- does not matter.

Just check the jama masjid shootout thread, its the same lot. Ignore them.

 

[Marxist]

there is only NBA (News Broadcasters Association) issued guidelines to broadcasters on coverage of Ayodhya verdict,not a ban.

With the Allahabad High Court slated to deliver its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit on September 24, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has issued guidelines to television channels urging them to take extra care in the telecast of enws relating to sensitive matters.

"The powerful and wide impact of the information disseminated by the electronic media on formation of public opinion makes it incumbent on the broadcasters to take extra care in the telecast of news relating to sensitive matters," it said.

According to it, the title suit concerning the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid at Ayodhya is one such matter in which extra care is necessary to ensure that the telecast of any news relating to it should not be sensational, inflammatory or be provocative.

In particular, the guidelines said no footage of the December 6, 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid should be shown in any news item relating to the judgement.

"The basic guideline to be adhered to is that all such news should conform strictly to

subserving the public interest of maintaining communal harmony and preservation of the

secular ethos of our plural society and it should influence the formation of the correct public opinion," the association said.

"In view of the ultra sensitive nature of the Ayodhya issue, the reporting of the High Court judgement on Ayodhya in this case requires adherence to the code of ethics and certain specific guidelines issued from time to time in addition to these. It is, therefore, necessary that all the broadcasters should not only ensure rigid compliance of the earlier guidelines as well as these guidelines but should also ensure that no occasion arises for any speculation about the accuracy of the content," it said.

Among the additional specific guidelines the association wanted broadcasters to observe was that all news relating to the High Court judgement in the case should be verbatim

reproduction of the relevant part of the said judgement uninfluenced by any opinion or interpretation.

"No broadcast should be made of any speculation of the judgement before it is pronounced; and of its likely consequence thereafter which may be sensational,

inflammatory or provocative," it said.

The NBA said no visuals needed to be shown depicting celebration or protest of the judgement.

"In view of the sensitivity of news reporting on this issue extra care should be taken to

ensure accuracy by vetting and clearance at the highest editorial level. It is expected that strict adherence to these guidelines would be ensured by all the Editors to avoid any violation which may attract strict action," the advisory said.

The association followed this up with another advisory today in which it said that the telecast of news relating to Ayodhya yesterday, including that about the High Court rejecting the application for deferment of the judgement, appeared not to be in total conformity with the earlier advisory of September 16.

"For clarity and adherence it is emphasized that such programmes/telecast should not speculate the likely Ayodhya judgement or its repercussion and have no contentiousdebate of its content. It is hoped that every channel will hereafter adhere strictly to the Advisory and give no occasion for the NBA to examine any allegation of violations by the Member channels.

"This occasion is a challenge, as well as an opportunity to the Member channels to

prove the efficacy of the self-regulatory mechanism. It is hoped that the opportunity would not be lost," the new advisory said.

It also advised all broadcasters to preserve all the programmes telecast in relation to the Ayodhya matter, including scripts, for examination, if necessary.

The NBA represents private television news and current affairs broadcasters in India and is funded by its members. It has 20 members at present.

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