Editorial
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| Act Responsibly | | | | The Supreme Court recently asked the media outlets, journalists and publishing platforms to practise responsible, empathetic and restrained journalism while reporting sexual offences.
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said, “We find it imperative to observe that media reporting on sexual offences carries a profound constitutional and ethical duty. Media outlets, journalists and publishing platforms must remain deeply mindful of their solemn obligation to practice responsible, empathetic and restrained journalism in such matters.”
The first principle in such reporting must be the dignity and privacy of the victim. A sexual offence is already a deeply traumatic experien | |
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