Exempt legacy media companies’ news sites from new rules: Media Body

Representatives of reputed media houses on Thursday urged the I&B ministry not to bring news websites attached to legacy media companies under the ambit of the three-tier regulatory framework — part of the recently announced IT rules — as they already follow norms of ethical coverage, ET has learnt.

The request was made in a meeting that I&B minister Prakash Javadekar and officials of the ministry held with senior executives in charge of digital news in media organisations. Members of Digital News Publishers’ Association (DNPA) that includes India Today Group, Dainik Bhaskar, NDTV, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, Times of India, Lokmat, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Eenadu, Malayala Manorama and others, were called for the meeting.