I&B issues advisory to private TV channels on broadcasting videos of disaster & calamities

Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued advisory to all private satellite TV channels asking them to show videos of disasters and calamities with time stamp. The advisory stated that whenever a disaster or natural calamity occurs, TV Channels provide continuous coverage over several days but repeatedly show footage from the day that the incident happened. It said this leads to unnecessary confusion



and potential panic among viewers. 

TV channels have been advised to ensure that visuals of such incidents should prominently display a ‘DATE AND TIME’ stamp on the top of the footage to avoid any misunderstanding among viewers. TV channels have also been asked to adhere to Programme Code while telecasting such incidents.