Television channels draw up code for self-restraint

Television channels, which came under severe criticism for the coverage of the Mumbai terror attacks, are now trying to discipline themselves and their over-zealous anchors and reporters.

The National Broadcasters Association, a regulatory body, on Thursday announced an emergency protocol of self-regulatory guidelines that includes deferred telecast of ongoing encounters, ban on live phone-ins with attackers or hostages, not showing blood and not revealing security force tactics in the event of a repeat of a 26/11 type terrorist attack in the country. The guidelines virtually toed the line issued earlier to the media by the Union I&B ministry during and after the Mumbai terror attacks.

The broadcasters had assured minister of state for I&B Anand Sharma that they would abide by the advisories issued by his ministry.

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