“Undoubtedly, the media has the right of freedom of speech and expression,” the authority had said in its October 6 order. The NBSA also asked ABP News to remove objectionable videos of the coverage of Rajput’s death.
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The authority said the taglines run by News 24 were “offensive and affect the dignity of the deceased” by indicating that Rajput had himself forgotten the anti-suicide message given by him in his movie Chhichhore. The authority ordered News 24 to telecast an apology on October 29 for insensitive and sensational coverage of the actor’s death. The channel had also repeatedly shown the body carried out of the actor’s apartment, covered in a cloth.
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The NBSA also found India TV in “egregious violation” of its guidelines, for repeatedly describing the colour of the lips and the marks on the actor’s neck following his death. Zee News has been asked to air an apology also on October 27 for sensationalising Rajput’s death by running insensitive tag lines.
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“The broadcaster should have conducted its due diligence and verification prior to telecasting/uploading the tweets and not subsequently, which due diligence is a basic tenet and requirement of journalistic ethics and telecasting the tweets without verification had the tendency of spreading misinformation amongst the public,” the NBSA said. The channel had later deleted the tweets and taken down the supporting story. Now, the authority has directed Aaj Tak to air an apology on October 27 at 8 pm and pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh for attributing fake tweets to the actor and reporting them as his last tweets. On October 6, NBSA had said that the text, date and time of the apology will be given to the broadcasters. The authority has found them in violation of its guidelines and asked the channels to apologise to viewers on air. The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has directed television channels Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24 and India TV to comply with its order to issue an apology for its insensitive reporting and sensationalised reporting of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Live Law reported on Saturday.
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