<p class="title">The Centre has revised its rules to permanently cancel the accreditation of journalists who are found guilty of disseminating fake news.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will suspend the accreditation of a journalist for a period of six months on the first instance of running fake news and one year on the second instance, if proved.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the third instance of running fake news, the accreditation of the journalist concerned, if found guilty by regulatory bodies, will permanently "be cancelled", the ministry said releasing a statement on Monday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry said it has revised the guidelines for accreditation of journalists "noticing the increasing instances of fake news in various media, including print and electronic media."</p>
<p class="title">The Centre has revised its rules to permanently cancel the accreditation of journalists who are found guilty of disseminating fake news.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will suspend the accreditation of a journalist for a period of six months on the first instance of running fake news and one year on the second instance, if proved.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the third instance of running fake news, the accreditation of the journalist concerned, if found guilty by regulatory bodies, will permanently "be cancelled", the ministry said releasing a statement on Monday evening.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ministry said it has revised the guidelines for accreditation of journalists "noticing the increasing instances of fake news in various media, including print and electronic media."</p>
