J&K to draft guidelines regulating social media journalists
Minister Sakina Itoo tells the Legislative Assembly that a House Committee has given the Information Department four months to formulate new guidelines
The Jammu and Kashmir government is drafting new guidelines to regulate the growing number of social media journalists, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Wednesday. A House Committee, headed by senior MLA and former minister Ali Mohammad Sagar, has been given four months to formulate the guidelines. Concerns were raised over the mushrooming growth of social media journalists, who can easily become journalists using just a phone.
NC MLA Bashir Veeri highlighted the misuse of social media and demanded regulation, while Peoples Democratic Party MLA Waheed Para argued against censorship. The Information Department assured the Assembly that a comprehensive policy will be introduced, outlining rules, regulations, and proper scrutiny. If found guilty of malpractice, strict action will be taken against social media journalists.
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