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Media in crisis, auto-correction needed to tide over uncertain future: Venkaiah Naidu

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Media in crisis, auto-correction needed to tide over uncertain future: Venkaiah Naidu
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Crisis in Media: ​Expressing concern over the future of media and journalism and the sanctity of news in the face of disruptive technological advances, Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu urged all the stakeholders to ensure credible journalism since media is an effective tool of empowerment of people for informed public discourse. Naidu spoke at length on “Journalism: Past, Present, and Future’’ while delivering the MV Kamat Memorial Endowment Lecture in virtual mode from Hyderabad on Friday.
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Also Read | Sant Baba Ram Singh criticises growing role of RSS, BJP in country’s problem Crisis in Media: ​Venkaiah Naidu on future of media and journalism and the sanctity of news in the face of disruptive technological advances. Referring to the crisis situation being faced by the media and journalism for various reasons and uncertain future amidst disruptive changes, Shri Naidu stressed that an ‘auto-correction’ is needed and in fact, inevitable for a better future. He suggested enabling guidelines and regulations for restoring order while expressing himself against any restrictive regulations. Naidu said: “Yellow journalism seeks to cloud the facts by resorting to eye-catching headlines and promotes distortion and misinformation. Journalism based on taking up false crusades as witnessed in the case of suicide of a film actor recently is a fellow traveler. Both are aimed at increasing readership and viewership and should be avoided.”
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Crisis in Media: ​Venkaiah Naidu on future of media and journalism and the sanctity of news in the face of disruptive technological advances. Also Read | Neha Kakkar shows off pregnant belly in latest photo with Rohanpreet Singh, fans excited Venkaiah Naidu voiced concern over the implications of the growing ‘instant journalism’ triggered by the emergence of the Internet and social media expansion in the form of propagation of fake news and erosion of journalistic norms and ethos. Crisis in Media: ​Venkaiah Naidu on future of media and journalism and the sanctity of news in the face of disruptive technological advances. While talking about the future of media, he noted that technology giants have emerged as algorithmic gatekeepers of information and the web emerging as the main distributor of news. Bathinda triple murder case: In a shocking incident, three family members were reportedly killed at Kamla Nehru Colony in Bathinda. Shri Naidu stated that “The information and reports generated by the print media at substantial cost is being hijacked by the social media giants. This is unfair. Some countries are taking measures to ensure revenue sharing by the social media giants with the print media. We too need to take a serious look at this problem and come out with appropriate revenue sharing models for the survival of traditional media.” -PTC News-
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