KATHMANDU, Nov 12: The Press Council Nepal (PCN) has decided to blacklist four more media outlets for breaching the journalism code of conduct.
A meeting of the PCN's code of conduct monitoring sub-committee on Sunday took the decision.
According to PCN Chairperson Balkrishna Basnet, the media outlets in question overlooked the Council's directions for correction and disseminated one-sided and fact-less content. Before the Dashain festival, the Council blacklisted three media.
Press Council Nepal takes action against 45 media outlets
The latest blacklisted media include one weekly, one television channel, and two online portals. This has been informed to the Department of Information and Broadcasting and the Advertisement Board
The Trinetra Post Weekly, Yoho Television, www.koshipost.com, and www.khojtalas online are those facing action from the Council.
Similarly, the PCN has recommended action from the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police against Purwanchal dbr TV (YouTube channel) for spreading fabricated information.
Seven media outlets which include www.diyopost.com, www.motivatenews.com, www.aonenepalnews.com, www.onlinetvnepal.com, www.rightsanchar.com, www.Tajakhabartv.com and BGTV YouTube Channel are under special monitoring by the Council.
Sunday's meeting was attended by PCN Chair Basnet and members Thakur Belbase, Lalbabu Shesh, Bijay Raj Adhikari, Sharad Prasad Adhikari, Officiating President of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Bala Adhikari, Nepal Bar Association (NBA)'s General Secretary Anjita Khanal and Council's Chief Officer Jhabindra Bhusal.
The FNJ and the NBA have their representation in the Council's Code of Conduct Monitoring Sub-Committee.
The Council has urged the stakeholders concerned to refrain from disseminating content that is against journalistic norms and values, is fabricated, capable of jeopardizing social harmony, and is indigent, and unethical.
