The Press Council of India issued a new advisory mandating respectful terminology for fallen service members in all future reporting. We reached this outcome through persistent formal outreach and direct pressure on editorial boards. I am now transitioning our focus to monitoring compliance with these new guidelines.
June 11, 2020
Final supporters
We have been seeing so many times that the print and news media has been wrongly blabbering about the soldiers of our Armed Forces and the Police forces including the Central Armed Police Forces, whenever they make the Supreme Scarifice with their lives for you and me and for this country . The headlines the next day read - DIED ...
This has to change for the following reasons :-
1. As per the existing news reporting norms around the world , soldiers are either Killed in Action or Martyred.
2. The headlines compare them with the terrorists and many a times read out that they both have died, it is not only hurtful to the memory of those soldiers who are no longer with us but also deeply disturbing to the family and loved ones who have lost their son , husband , brother or a dear one .
Recently also Tariq Bhatt, a journalist with The Week in his article on an operation by the Special Forces has very conveniently hurt the feelings of the people and the memories of our fallen soldier by disrespecting the status of our soldier
Our fight is to get justice to all those who have given their lives for the nation, rightfully thinking that their loved ones as well as their memories will be taken care by us , let us do our bit .
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 6, 2020
April 6, 2020
Formal letters are being drafted to the editorial boards of major news outlets to challenge their current reporting standards regarding fallen personnel. I am tracking specific instances of disrespectful terminology to include in our upcoming submissions to the Press Council.
Reached 100 supporters
April 6, 2020
554 Comments
How arduous it's for you to write correct and sensible articles or journals, sitting in you air condtioned room, that also on them who fight like fighters & sacrifice their lives and want nothing from us in return?? Dear 'fourth pillar estate' please grow some sense inside u.
In today's time, particularly the mainstream media which penetrates into each and every household of India, need to be really careful with the choice of words and the style of reporting they use. They can't be careless and think of TRPs while conveying such sensitive news
Very insensitive of such news channels and print media, when they can't differentiate between a soldier and terrorist. Soldiers are always martyred and draped in Tricolour whereas the terrorists are draged like dead dogs. Proud of Indian soldiers and ashamed of such shameless media.
राष्ट्र के लिए अपना सर्वोच्च बलिदान, प्राणों की आहुति देने वाले शहीदों का अपमान पूरे राष्ट्र का अपमान है शहीद राष्ट्र की धरोहर है शहीदों के लिए छोटी और अौछी भाषा का इस्तेमाल करने वाले चाहे कोई भी हो मीडिया करनी है या नेता उस टिप्पणी के लिए उन पर राजद्रोह का मुकदमा होना चाहिए
Journalism is headed for doom as people believe to follow trends rather than correct terms/reference. Very conveniently they publish x No of militants & Y No of soldiers killed in encounter, as if both were some local goons, disregarding laters sacrifice of life. Very least they can do is give respect to martyrs,
MArtryed not dead
Salute for our Army
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The Press Council of India issued a new advisory mandating respectful terminology for fallen service members in all future reporting. We reached this outcome through persistent formal outreach and direct pressure on editorial boards. I am now transitioning our focus to monitoring compliance with these new guidelines.
June 11, 2020
Final supporters
We have been seeing so many times that the print and news media has been wrongly blabbering about the soldiers of our Armed Forces and the Police forces including the Central Armed Police Forces, whenever they make the Supreme Scarifice with their lives for you and me and for this country . The headlines the next day read - DIED ...
This has to change for the following reasons :-
1. As per the existing news reporting norms around the world , soldiers are either Killed in Action or Martyred.
2. The headlines compare them with the terrorists and many a times read out that they both have died, it is not only hurtful to the memory of those soldiers who are no longer with us but also deeply disturbing to the family and loved ones who have lost their son , husband , brother or a dear one .
Recently also Tariq Bhatt, a journalist with The Week in his article on an operation by the Special Forces has very conveniently hurt the feelings of the people and the memories of our fallen soldier by disrespecting the status of our soldier
Our fight is to get justice to all those who have given their lives for the nation, rightfully thinking that their loved ones as well as their memories will be taken care by us , let us do our bit .
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 6, 2020
April 6, 2020
Formal letters are being drafted to the editorial boards of major news outlets to challenge their current reporting standards regarding fallen personnel. I am tracking specific instances of disrespectful terminology to include in our upcoming submissions to the Press Council.
Reached 100 supporters
April 6, 2020
554 Comments
Martyrs are above and beyond the lowly mortals... they deserve every bit of respect that we can give...its not just them but its their families who have given the supreme sacrifice as well...!!!
How arduous it's for you to write correct and sensible articles or journals, sitting in you air condtioned room, that also on them who fight like fighters & sacrifice their lives and want nothing from us in return?? Dear 'fourth pillar estate' please grow some sense inside u.
In today's time, particularly the mainstream media which penetrates into each and every household of India, need to be really careful with the choice of words and the style of reporting they use. They can't be careless and think of TRPs while conveying such sensitive news
Very insensitive of such news channels and print media, when they can't differentiate between a soldier and terrorist. Soldiers are always martyred and draped in Tricolour whereas the terrorists are draged like dead dogs. Proud of Indian soldiers and ashamed of such shameless media.
राष्ट्र के लिए अपना सर्वोच्च बलिदान, प्राणों की आहुति देने वाले शहीदों का अपमान पूरे राष्ट्र का अपमान है शहीद राष्ट्र की धरोहर है शहीदों के लिए छोटी और अौछी भाषा का इस्तेमाल करने वाले चाहे कोई भी हो मीडिया करनी है या नेता उस टिप्पणी के लिए उन पर राजद्रोह का मुकदमा होना चाहिए
Journalism is headed for doom as people believe to follow trends rather than correct terms/reference. Very conveniently they publish x No of militants & Y No of soldiers killed in encounter, as if both were some local goons, disregarding laters sacrifice of life. Very least they can do is give respect to martyrs,
MArtryed not dead
Salute for our Army
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Martyrs are above and beyond the lowly mortals... they deserve every bit of respect that we can give...its not just them but its their families who have given the supreme sacrifice as well...!!!