EC detects paid news

IN Media Watch Briefs | 17/02/2012

The committees set up by Election Commission at district levels in the poll-going states to detect paid news have reported 42 cases of suspected paid news. Notices to 38 candidates have already been served among which 37 are yet to reply and one candidate has denied the allegation. No notices have been issued to any media houses allegedly involved in the reported cases. All the cases against the media have been forwarded to Press Council of India. (The Hindu)

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