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    "content": "Under the regulations, external media house refers any media house other than the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit. It also states that no external media house or other person may broadcast any proceedings of the House except as received from the broadcasting feed provided by the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit or with the permission of the Speaker. Subsequent to these Standing Orders, we, as the House Broadcasting Committee, developed operating procedures relating to external media houses. The procedures were given to all media houses. Yesterday, during debate, the Deputy Speaker clearly pronounced himself on a matter which he considered to be obnoxious and unbecoming of the privileges and dignity of this House. I specifically quote from Mr. Deputy Speaker’s ruling where he said:- “I am also going to direct that proceedings relating to all those obnoxious aspects of the proceedings itself be expunged from the records of the House.” What that meant clearly is that the proceedings upon which the Deputy Speaker pronounced himself were not permitted to be broadcasted to the country. Notwithstanding that, in today’s issue of The Star Newspaper, the same exact proceedings that the Deputy Speaker expunged from the records have been lined up as the headline story. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, engagement cannot be possible if the rules of coverage are clearly ignored. Clearly, the action by The Star is in breach of the rules of coverage and privileges granted by this House to the media houses. It is important that media houses know that breaching such regulations draw penalties and those penalties are clearly stated in the operative procedures for external broadcasters, which all media houses have. You have clearly pronounced yourself on this matter. You have clearly stated that the proceedings which were obnoxious were not supposed to be broadcast. I, therefore, seek your direction, ruling and guidance on this matter where, clearly, one media house has breached the rules of coverage of proceedings of this House. I seek your direction."
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