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News broadcasters plan emergency protocol for coverage

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New Delhi, Dec. 10 The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Mr Anand Sharma, met broadcasters today to discuss the news coverage of the Mumbai blast.

The News Broadcasters Association said “it would work towards creating an emergency protocol for all news channels in 26/11 like situations”.

In a release, the NBA said, “the Government appreciated the self-regulation and redressal regulations adopted by the News Broadcasters Association for its members. The Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, reiterated the Government’s stand that the first level of regulation would always ‘vest with the broadcasters’.”

The “broadcasters on their part reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the self-regulation guidelines in the light of dramatic events of 26/11 and its aftermath,” added the release.

Managing editors and heads of several channels attended the meeting.

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