Therefore, the NBDSA held that by making generalized statements about members of the Muslim community, and by failing to condemn police violence in the impugned broadcast, News18 had violated the Code of Ethics & Broadcasting Standards, Clause 9 of the Specific Guidelines covering Reportage pertaining to Racial & Religious Harmony and the Guidelines to prevent communal colour in reporting crimes, riots, rumours and such related incidents, which states,
“In broadcasting the commission of crime etc., it must be borne in mind that any communal colour to it has no relevance and, therefore, any reference to the community of the accused corrodes our secular fabric.”
Source: Barandbench
