National Press Day- The 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This was the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered by the influence or threats of any extraneous factors
The Press Council of India is a statutory body that was created to uphold the values of journalism and to as a self-regulatory body for media. Under the Press Council Act of 1978, the quasi-judicial body was re-established in 1979.
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