The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a set of guidelines for media as well as investigation agencies while reporting in a case involving Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee and his family members.
Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, while hearing the case Rujira Banerjee Vs. Union of India & Ors, stated that the media, “while reporting news items, shall ensure that the reporting an information disseminated is objective, accurate able to be corroborated by concrete materials and sources”.
“All forms of media - print, visual, audio or otherwise - shall clearly delineate the slots/sections/print-space/web page which are designated specifically for news items and distinguish those from similar spaces which are designated for other articles, opinions and/or other literature,” the order said.
