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Editors Guild urges journalists to exercise restraint in reporting communal disturbances #IndiaNEWS
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday urged journalists to exercise utmost restraint in reporting communal disturbances. The press body issued a statement amid an alarming rise in communal clashes in several parts of the country over the last few weeks.The Guild noted a lack of due diligence in the “evaluation and presentation of reports of the clashes between communitiesâ€?.It also warned against misreporting in the rush to break a news, which the press body said could have “lasting implicationsâ€?.“In the understandable desire to be first with the news, and to catch the eye of news consumers, many editors and reporters appear to be rushing to conclusions, and assigning responsibility to one or the other community, without a full appreciation of the facts, context and calculations at work,â€? the Guild said.The Editors Guild of India urges editors and journalists to exercise utmost restraint, and observe the highest professional standards, in reporting communal disturbances that have erupted in various parts of the country. pic.twitter.com/K0ZlhhJO0o— Editors Guild of India (@IndEditorsGuild) April 19, 2022 The Editors Guild also urged the editors to make use of their experience and perspective to see through the “patronage of politicians, police, officials and non-state actorsâ€? while reporting on communal clashes.“As the long arc of communal violence in the country...Read more

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