GUWAHATI: – Registering a strong protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a number of leading artistes and intellectuals of Assam have asserted that the time is not right to hold a mega event like Filmfare Awards function in the State, report local media. Political observers say that the proposed event, to be held for […]
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar, today conferred the first Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman to 30 media organizations at an event in National Media Centre, New Delhi. Addressing the gathering Sri Javadekar described the award as a ‘unique honour’ to media organizations that contributed to the spread of yoga for the […]
On January 7, 2020, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar will confer the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to 30 media houses in New Delhi. The award is being presented for the first time. The aim of the award is to acknowledge positive role of media in disseminating outreach of Yoga in […]
मीडिया लोकतंत्र का चौथा खम्बा है और बच्चों के अधिकारों के संरक्षण में इनकी बहुत बड़ी जिम्मेदारी है। मीडिया के साथ से ही बच्चों का हक़ सुनिश्चित होगा। किसी भी देश का ह्यूमन इंडेक्स इंडिकेटर वह के बच्चों की स्थिति और विकास से जुड़ा होता हैं। बच्चों के सन्दर्भ में किसी भी घटना की रिपोर्टिंग […]
Sir, We have been taught that information makes the people powerful. I think that is the reason why most of the people start their day with reading newspapers or by watching news but these days’ people have started losing their trust and credibility on the press. The press is being criticized for sensitizing the news. […]
The Philippines’ new military chief has warned media not to present “biased” news reporting on the country’s communist insurgency. Journalists responded by suggesting that threatening them wasn’t part of his job description. Armed forces chief, Lt. Gen. Noel Clement, said media should be “factual” in their reporting so as not to be construed as rebel […]
GUWAHATI, Aug 16: Northeast Now, a Guwahati-based regional news portal, has filed a complaint against the Meghalaya Police’s move to gag the media, its spokesperson said here on Friday reports IANS. The spokesperson said the portal lodged the complaint with the Press Council of India, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar, Indian Journalists […]
Like the lyrics in the Beatles’ iconic song (Hey Jude!), Jude Bothelo could take on a sad song and made it better – Frank Krishner, past president Signis Bijhan Region. Catholic communicators and media educationists all over India have expressed their gratitude for the life of Fr Jude Botelho, and tributes have poured in from […]
“I just can’t believe it, a new tax on books! Imported books will be more expensive. This is unacceptable. Absolutely weird!” that’s the reaction of my 20 year old sister, who is an avid bookworm. A couple of lecturers from Cotton College just shook their heads in disbelief, and laughed derisively when I asked them […]
Angkor Fake News Initiative To Find Out Measures To Check Fake News In a world where the spread of fake news has become a major problem, the media seems to be waking up to the danger. More than 600 media representatives from 42 countries have discussed numerous approaches to combat fake news in 16th Asia […]
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the National broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s autonomy would be retained, after launching high-definition DSNG (Digital Satellite News Gathering) vans at Doordarshan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday (June 5). “Autonomy of the Prasar Bharati is important and one must remember it gets its autonomy from an Act that […]
Media students, please note. Always cross-check before you publish. When two Indian TV news channels showed a lack of professional ethics, they were slammed by the former PM of Bhutan. This ‘small’ piece of news which was ignored by most of the larger media houses shows how the mushrooming of TV channels has led to […]
