Can community radio co-exist with All India Radio? Will it anytime result in conflicting messages given out?
In a vibrant democracy, ideally a three tiered media structure based on equity and inclusiveness should exist public, private and community. So, there is absolutely no reason why community radio cannot co-exist with AIR. If anything, the converse would be odd. All messages that are disseminated whether by public, private or community radio need to conform to existing codes of conduct which will ensure their veracity. This, in turn, should reckon with any possible issue of conflict. Should news be allowed on community radio? How can this be monitored, given that so many community radio stations are poised to go on air shortly? There is no doubt that news should be allowed. Its ban makes no sense. This was clearly implied by a government official at a national consultation as early as March 2007 when he pointed out that freedom of expression (as articulated by Article 19 of the Indian constitution) cannot be silenced by a pen. Besides self regulation, codes of conduct would help to ensur
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