PCN wants media to verify information before dissemination
KATHMANDU: FEB. 3 – Press Council Nepal (PCN) has said its serious attention was drawn to the dissemination of unverified COVID-19 news capable of misleading the society citing the reference of the World Health Organisation.
In a press statement today, the Council said such news content without factual verification was distributed by a news organisation and it was carried by others, too.
The media regulating state body wants each media and related bodies to cross-check and verify the information before preparing any news report and disseminating the content.
It stresses that every media should ensure the dissemination of accurate, balanced and fact-based information as unverified contents will misguide society. The note is signed by Council Spokesperson Deepak Khanal.
The Council has reminded media that the Journalists’ Code of Conduct-2073 BS (first amendment, 2075 BS) mandates news organisations to cross-check the creditability and facts of any news contents or external links before releasing them.
