Press Council of India

Press Council of India

The Press Council Of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print and broadcast media.It is one of the most important bodies that sustain democracy as it has supreme power in regards to the media ensuring that freedom of speech is maintained. However it is also empowered to hold hearings on receipt of complaints and take suitable action where appropriate.It may either warn or censure the errant journalists on finding them guilty. It did so on 21 July, 2006 when it censured three newspapers — Times of India (Delhi and Pune), Punjab Kesri (Delhi) and Mid Day (Mumbai) — for violation of norms of journalistic conduct. The press council of India is protected by the constitution and its actions may not be questioned unless it is proved to be in violation of the constitution which makes it exceedingly powerful a body.


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