The Latest Breaking News from the Press Council

The news media in South Africa have a long and dark history of being used to oppress the majority during colonialism and apartheid. In the new context of societal transformation and constitutional democracy since 1994, media diversity is crucial. And the need for ethical journalism is paramount.

A draft report by a Press Council of India member suggesting several measures for journalists has been rejected by the council’s chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai, saying that she is recording her “dissent” as she is “unable to concur with all observations and recommendations”.

The print media must refrain from publishing any content on the Ram temple consecration that may be “false or manipulated or has the potential to disturb communal harmony or public order”, the Press Council of India said yesterday.

The finding comes two years after Milligan first filed a complaint over the piece, which first ran on June 8 2021 in print and online.

The council said ‘repeated references’ to the victim’s gender identity could have led readers to believe it was a factor in her death and ‘could contribute to substantial prejudice against transgender people’.