I&B Minister rules out imposing censorship on media

Jan 18 Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley today ruled out imposing censorship on the media saying the days of bans are over. Delivering Justice J S Verma Memorial lecture on ‘Freedom and Responsibility of Media in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said that advent of technology has made it difficult to impose censorship. Mr Jaitley said the decreasing quantum of advertise revenue because of exponential growth media out lets poses biggest challenge before the media houses to self sustain themselves. He pointed out that TRP race is impacting the news coverage. The Minister said, editors should be careful about the content which they are going to publish as it will have an impact on several readers. He said media must be extra careful where its own interests are involved and should educate on sensitive issues. The Minister also said, privacy of individuals should be respected. He said, media must also be careful in reporting insurgency and terror attacks.