While referring to the past reporting pattern carried out during the Kargil war, Mumbai terror attacks (26/11), and the Kandahar hijacking, the ministry said that unrestricted coverage had unintended adverse consequences on national interests.
The book titled 'The Foundation of Journalism and Media: A Complete Handbook' by Dr Avneet Kaur Bhatia, co-authored by Dr Ghazal Singhal and others, was launched on Friday at the World Book Fair.
The Delhi government started COVID-19 testing for mediapersons from Wednesday after 53 journalists tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Mumbai.
The apex court, however, asked both the print and the electronic media not to sensationalise the incidents of sexual abuse and sexual violence.
