Sad decline in journalist values - by B.G. Verghese

"Sad decline in professional values" by B.G. Verghese (28th Dec in Tribune) has rightly called for 
reforms in Press Registration Act. 

All his four recommendations 

1.Public interest directors to act as guardians of the public interest,

2.mandatory broadcast regulations as found in every part of the world,

3.“private (ads for shares)treaties” be required to be disclosed mandatorily,

4.separate accounting of all advertisements and advertorial support for candidates under election expense" needs to implemented if we want to prevent our democracy from peril.