A recent report said that Britain's security agencies and police are likely to introduce laws to restrain the media from reporting matters of national security.
A recent report said that Britain's security agencies and police are likely to introduce laws to restrain the media from reporting matters of national security. This is definitely required in our country as well andu00a0 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is right in enacting such a law.
The media is taking advantage of the freedom of expression entrusted upon it by our government and this was evident from the coverage during the 26/11 terror attacks.u00a0u00a0u00a0
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The extensive coverage of the terror strikes proved as a guide to the terrorists, who were monitoring the news on TV channels closely. Journalists, who wereu00a0 covering the attacks put the nation at risk.u00a0
Even during World War II, the press voluntarily restrained from publishing news on the fight against the Nazis. Freedom of the press should not be detrimental to national security.
The government should implement stringent laws soon to exercise control over media reporting. Media houses flouting norms should be heavily penalised.u00a0
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