Wednesday, November 18, 2009

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF NEWS AGENCY

  • No monopoly of single news agency. There should be competition freely to provide news.
  • The NA should not be controlled by the government.
  • Government could provide financial assistance without any strings and its services should be qualitative having easy access to its clients.
  • It should have the nature of public corporation.
  • It has to promote the welfare of state and the society. It should maintain the law and code of ethics.
  • The NA should provide their own news rather than to quote another NAs.
  • They have to basic infrastructures at least as the regional news providers.
  • Their news must be comprehensive, brief and in summary for.
  • The clients charge should be equal to all, based on sound principle.
  • The news coverage should be fast, objective, comprehensive and accurate.
  • The news it has covered should have news values.
  • There should be no mal-intension, when prioritizing the news. Main features of the news should not be abandoned.
  • It should not have special editorial policy. It should not have covered the views and comments on the news.
  • It should be free from bias.
  • It has tried to be viable. In a democratic society, a news agency provides complete, impartial, accurate, countrywide and competitive services freely.

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