Press Council of India

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The Press Council of India is a statutory, quasi-judicial body that oversees and safeguards the freedom and ethics of the press in India.

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Label Occurrences
Press Council of India canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf media regulatory body ⓘ
quasi-judicial body ⓘ
statutory body ⓘ
appointingAuthorityOfChairman President of India ⓘ
canInitiate suo motu proceedings ⓘ
chairpersonTitle Chairman ⓘ
composition Chairman and 28 other members ⓘ
country India ⓘ
describedAs watchdog of the press ⓘ
doesNotRegulate online news media directly by statute ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
establishedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
function adjudicate complaints against the press ⓘ
adjudicate complaints by the press ⓘ
censure newspapers and journalists for professional misconduct ⓘ
issue guidelines on journalistic ethics ⓘ
fundingSource fees from newspapers ⓘ
grant from Government of India ⓘ
headquarters New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction India ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalBasis Press Council Act, 1978 ⓘ
location New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
memberType editors ⓘ
members of Parliament ⓘ
owners or managers of newspapers ⓘ
representatives of cultural, literary and legal fields ⓘ
working journalists ⓘ
natureOfOrders advisory ⓘ
not legally enforceable like court decrees ⓘ
nominatingAuthorityForMembers Bar Council of India ⓘ
Parliament of India ⓘ
University Grants Commission ⓘ
press organizations ⓘ
power issue warnings, admonitions and censures ⓘ
receive evidence on affidavit ⓘ
require discovery and inspection of documents ⓘ
summon witnesses ⓘ
predecessor Press Council Act, 1965 ⓘ
purpose ensure ethical standards of journalism in India ⓘ
maintain and improve standards of newspapers and news agencies in India ⓘ
safeguard freedom of the press in India ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of India ⓘ
scope news agencies ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ
sector press regulation ⓘ

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