Kolkata social workers call on journalists to protect child dignity and rights while reporting

They emphasized the importance of protecting their honor and protecting children’s rights in a media sensitivity workshop and meetings organized by social workers and media people.

They called on journalists to use more sensitivity and responsibility, and warned that careless explanations could cause lifelong trauma for harmless children. Many emphasized that they use other indicators details that could easily reveal the child’s identity and harm them, even if the media people blurs their names and blurred photos.

The workshop was organized by the child Institute (CINI), whom the panelists refer to both legal and moral obligations of each journalist while reporting on any subject containing minors.

Dr. Indrani Bhattacharya and its founder. Samir Chaudhuri is discussing media sensitivity about child protection with Snehasis Sur, President of the Press Club. | Photo Loan: Debasish Bhaduri

The founder of Cini. Samir Chaudhuri underlined the principle of equal treatment of children. “When we write about children, we must make sure that they do not encounter physical or mental harassment. Their dignity, privacy and identity should always be protected.”

CEO CEO. Indrani Bhattacharya reminded journalists that laws such as Children’s Justice Law and the POCSO law have made clear limitations. “These are not only legal requirements, but moral responsibilities. Every child has the right to reject. Rıza is not optional – he is at the center of ethical reporting,” he said.

Press Club Kolkata President Snehasis Sur warned that virallik race usually erodes ethical. He said that journalists often deceived their children or other sources to say things that are appropriate to the narrative of their stories, led to false narratives, and forced the little ones to say things they might regret in the future.

Nilaangana Dasgupta, a retired IAS officer and children’s rights employee, drew attention to the fact that even obscene details could stamped children. “If you give indication details about a child’s life, he can react at school or at home. Journalists should remember that a child’s identity immediately goes beyond the story.” He also said that the consent of the child and his preservatives was very important in any media report to ensure that the child is protected even after the news cycle is finished.

The panel also reminded that they shifted journalists from “pity stories ve and emphasize their flexibility stories instead. They emphasized that more than one re -sale of abuse events reshape and should be prevented.

As a media professor observes, journalists usually follow rules of fear of law, not from a moral point of view. The session called for intimidation and confirmed that responsible journalism is not only very important to protect non -disregard, but also to maintain the reliability of the media.