In association with the German
Foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, G.P.P.I. in December 2012 organised a
roundtable discussion on “Media: Regulation vs Self Regulation”.
Late Justice J.S. Verma, Former Chief Justice of India, and Head, National
Broadcasting Standard Association and 18 Members of Indian Parliament had an
in-depth discussion on the issue.
Recently, there has been a lot of
discussion on the Indian media's credibility. The ongoing legal battle between
the Zee Media and The Jindal Group, is one such example. This case, however, is
only the tip of the iceberg. Other issues that have cropped up in recent times
include instances of fabricated & manufactured stories, “paid news”, and
credibility of sting operations.
In the recently concluded 9th
Media Nation Summit in Philippines, president of the organizing foundation,
Bart Guingona said: “Media is the watchdog of the government, but who watches
the watchdog?”
In this regard, the session
provided a platform to debate and discuss vital issues pertaining to the theme
of “Media: Regulation vs Self Regulation”, which includes, but is not
limited to questions such as: Has internal self regulation failed? Should there
be a reasonable amount of media restriction and monitoring? What constitutes
responsible reporting?
