PMO orders withdrawal of fake news circular

IN Media Watch Briefs | 03/04/2018
What the I and B ministry  proposes the PMO disposes. After the  ministry decided  in its wisdom to amend the guidelines for accreditation to penalise those journalists who peddle fake news, there was an uproar and press bodies got busy drafting statements. The PMO moved to quickly withdraw the circular and said that the matter would be taken up by the Press Council of India.