Unkind Cuts
The proposed guidelines for censorship and certification of news spells trouble for TV:
- News content to be certified U, UA and A.
- Adult content, defined as any sustained depiction of violence, including deaths in natural calamities, can only be shown between 11 pm to 4 am.
- Sexually explicit stories have to wait for the late night slot
- The broadcaster must brief participants in talk shows on what they can say and what not
- Live shows will have to be interrupted to effect cuts
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G
H
- Prolonged or frequent close-up shots of gruesome violence or crime
- Depiction of images of dead or seriously wounded or gruesome violent events, natural calamities or accidents
- Insensitive coverage or explicit discussions on sex.
Outlook
