For those who may want to refer to the original to make their comments as desired by Mr Srinivasan, here are the two orders from Justice Katju on March 12 and 13.
PR/16/2012-2013 12th March, 2013
Press Note
by Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman,
Press Council of India
For quite some time an issue has arisen about the need for a qualification for entry into the profession of journalism. In the lawyers profession an LLB Degree as well as registration in a Bar Council is required. Similarly, for entry into the medical profession the necessary qualification is an MBBS Degree and also registration with the Medical Council. For becoming a teacher a teacher's training certificate/degree is required. Many other professions have the requirement of some qualification before one can enter that profession.
However, at present there is no qualification for entry into the profession of journalism. Hence very often persons with little or inadequate training in journalism enter the profession, and this often leads to negative effects, because such untrained persons often do not maintain high standards of journalism.
For quite some time, therefore, it has been felt that there must be some legal qualification before one can enter the profession of journalism. There are no doubt many institutions which impart teaching in journalism (some of which is very unsatisfactory) but there is as yet no legal requirement for having any qualification before entering the profession.
Since the media has an important influence on the lives of the people, the time has now come when some qualification should be prescribed by law. Accordingly I constitute the following team which is requested to consider all aspects of the matter and submit a report to me at an early date suggesting the qualifications a person should have before he can be allowed to enter the profession of journalism.
On receipt of the report I intend to place it before the Full Press council, and after getting its approval shall forward it to the Government for initiating suitable legislation for this purpose.
The members of the team as follows:
1) Shri Shravan Garg, Member, Press Council of India - Convenor
2) Shri Rajeev Sabade, Member, Press Council of India - Member
3) Dr. Ujjwala Barve, Associate Professor, Department of Communication &
Journalism, University of Pune - Member
The team is requested to submit its report at an early date. The Central and all State Governments and Journalism Departments and institutes in India are requested to extend all co-operations to the team. Smt. Vibha Bhargava, Secretary, Press Council of India is directed to provide all logistics and other support to the team.
(Justice Markandey Katju)
Chairman,
Press council of India
PR/17/2012-2013 13th March, 2013
Press Note/ Order
In addition and modification to the order passed by me yesterday (12th March, 2013) constituting a Committee for recommending qualifications for journalists, I pass the following order:-
1) A large number of institutions and departments of journalism have mushroomed in our country, many of which are wholly unsatisfactory, neither having proper teaching staff nor proper infrastructure etc. Hence there is dire and pressing need for supervision and regulation of these institutions and departments.
Section 13 of the Press Council Act states that it is the duty of the Press Council of India to maintain and improve standards of journalism. In my opinion this broad power would include power in the Press Council to supervise and regulate institutions and departments of journalisms in the country.
Hence the Committee constituted by me yesterday shall, in addition to its mandate of recommending qualifications for journalists, shall also recommend in what manner the Press Council can supervise and regulate the functioning of the institutions and departments of journalism in India so that high standards of imparting knowledge in journalism are maintained.
2) Apart from the members of the Committee appointed by me yesterday, Shri Gurinder Singh, Member, Press Council of India, Shri Rajeev Ranjan Nag, Member, Press Council of India and Shri Sunit Tandon, Director General , IIMC are also appointed as members of the Committee. The convenor Shri Shravan Kumar Garg is authorised to co-opt such other persons as members of the Committee as he deems necessary.
All authorities and persons concerned are requested to extend all support and help to the Committee which it may require.
(Justice Markandey Katju)
Chairman
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