Govt revises press accreditation rules
Keeping in view the changes in media scenario the Government on Tuesday announced revised rules for press accreditation including increasing the quota for existing media organisations by approximately 50 per cent.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Keeping in view the changes in media scenario the Government on Tuesday announced revised rules for press accreditation including increasing the quota for existing media organisations by approximately 50 per cent.
The new Accreditation Guidelines for media persons have introduced the category of web journalists thus joining the select group of countries which grant accreditation to web journalists, an official release said.
Revision of eligibility criteria for electronic media, news agencies and freelance journalists are other important features of the revised accreditation rules.
Besides, in the case of newspapers, while the requirement of minimum 10,000 circulation copies remains unchanged for being eligible for grant of accreditation, some modifications have been brought about in the minimum number of pages.
A new category 'Long and Distinguished Service' has been introduced for working journalists of over 65 years of age to acknowledge their long innings and standing in the field of journalism, it said.
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