Discussion
Which of the following is not among the basic elements of investigative reporting laid down by the Press Council of India ?
Answer: B
The element that is not among them is The subject should be true.
The Press Council of India's norms list three basic elements of investigative journalism: it has to be the work of the reporter, not of others he is reporting; the subject should be of public importance for the reader to know; and an attempt is being made to hide the truth from the people.
Truth is of course required of every news report, investigative or not, and the norms go on to require facts to be checked thoroughly. But it is not one of the three elements that define a story as investigative, so it is the odd one out here. The other three options are, word for word, the listed elements.
Post your comment
Please log in or register to post a comment.
Examination Categories
- SSC Exams
- Banking Exams
- Teaching Exams
- Civil Services Exams
- Railways Exams
- Engineering Recruitment Exams
- Defence Exams
- State Government Exams
- Police Exams
- Insurance Exams
- Nursing Exams
- Other Government Exams
- NRA CET
- PG Entrance Exams
- Campus Placement
- MBA Entrance Exams
- CUET and UG Entrance
- Judiciary Exams
- Regulatory Body Exams
- Software Development