Unit 3 – Introduction to Communication Skills Class Notes
Responsibilities of a Journalist: Qualifications, Duties
Press Council of India
- 1966 – 4th July
- Autonomous, Statutory and quasi-judicial
- Justice JR Mudholkar – Retired Judge of the SC – Chairman
- The first press council was established by the first press commission 1954
- Should have high standards and also to control the sensationalism
- Safeguard the freedom of the press
- Maintain high standards of public taste
- To impose a sense of responsibility
- To impose the standard of the press in India
- Consists of 28 members + 1 chairman
- 13 representative from working journalists (which 6 are editors, 7 are journalists) and 6 from management (1 from news agency) and 3 people selected have a special knowledge from various fields and 5 members are from parliament (3 from Lok Sabhaย & 2 from Rajya Sabha)
- Power and functions of the Press Council of India
- To help the newspaper maintain their independence
- Toย build Code of conduct for newspapers and journalists to maintain the high standards
- To make sure that media maintain a high standard to satisfy the public taste
- To encourage a sense of responsibility and public service towards citizens
- Reviews and dissemination of the news by the media for the public interest
