LG Sinha orders DCs, SSPs to weed out fake Journalists, calls for mandatory registration and accountability of Online Media Platforms

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has directed officers to take strict action against fake journalists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and to ensure that only bona fide media professionals are recognised and engaged by government departments, official said.

According to officials privy to the meeting, the issue of “fake journalists” was discussed during yesterday’s high-level review meeting chaired by the Lieutenant Governor in Srinagar. The matter, which had also figured in the recently concluded autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, drew serious concern from the administration.

“The LG was categorical that those misusing the name of journalism must face the law. He directed all Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to take concrete steps to identify such elem