Press Council of India
About
- The Press Council of India is a statutory quasi-judicial autonomous authority established in 1979 under the Press Council Act, 1978 with the twin objectives of preserving the freedom of the press by maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and the news agencies in India.
- The Council comprises a Chairman and 28 members.
- The Chairman has, by convention, been a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India who is nominated by a Committee consisting of a Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), Speaker of the House of People (Lok Sabha) and a person elected amongst themselves by the 28 members of the Council.
- The Chairman and other members shall hold office for a period of three years.
| Did you know? The idea for the Council was first proposed by the First Press Commission in 1956, which emphasized the need to protect press freedom and promote ethical reporting. |
- The Norms of Journalistic Conduct issued by the Council serve as the guiding framework for ethical reporting in the print media.
- Newspapers are required to adhere to these norms, which, among other provisions, discourage the publication of fake, defamatory or misleading news.