Indian gov't asks TV channels to refrain from airing misleading, provocative content

STORY: Indian gov't asks TV channels to refrain from airing misleading, provocative content DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shots of Delhi's Jahangirpuri area after violence 3. shots of local media 4. shots of local people gathering 5. shots of Delhi police and rapid action forces deployed in Jahangirpuri area STORYLINE: The Indian government on Saturday expressed serious concern about private TV news channels airing content involving violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The government has issued an advisory to these channels against airing "unauthentic, misleading, sensational and provocative content." "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today advised private TV news channels against making false claims and using scandalous headlines," an official statement said. "The ministry has found that in the recent past several satellite TV channels have carried out coverage of events an