KATHMANDU: Press Council Nepal (PCN) has decided to blacklist four media for violating the journalism code of conduct.
A meeting of the Council's code of conduct monitoring sub-committee on Sunday decided on this regard.
According to Council Chairperson, Balkrishna Basnet, those media overlooked the Council's directions for correction and disseminated one-sided and fact-less content. Before the Dashain festival, the Council blacklisted three media.
The lately blacklisted media include one weekly, one television channel, and two online. This has been informed to the Department of Information and Broadcasting and the Advertisement Board
The Trinetra Post Weekly, Yoho Television, www.koshipost.com, and www.khojtalasonline are those facing action from the Council.
Similarly, it has recommended action from the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police against Purwanchal dbr TV (YouTube channel) for spreading fabricated information
Seven media which include www.diyopost.com, www.motivatenews.com, www.aonenepalnews.com, www.onlinetvnepal.com, www.rightsanchar.com, www.Tajakhabartv.com and BGTV YouTube Channel are under the special monitoring of the Council.
Sunday's meeting was attended by Council Chair Basnet and members Thakur Belbase, Lalbabu Shesh, Bijay Raj Adhikari, Sharad Prasad Adhikari, Officiating President of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Bala Adhikari, Nepal Bar Association (NBA)'s general secretary Anjita Khanal and Council's Chief Officer Jhabindra Bhusal.
The FNJ and the NBA have their representation in the Council's Code of Conduct Monitoring Sub-Committee.
The Council has urged the stakeholders concerned to refrain from disseminating content that is against the journalism norms and values, is fabricated, capable of jeopardizing social harmony, is indigent, and unethical.
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