Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh has said that journalism’s role is vital in giving direction to society and government. Apart from building character and nation, journalism is also helpful in administering justice to affected and exploited people.
Singh was addressing Bhuvan Bhushan Devaliya Memorial lecture Series-2015 here on Tuesday. The Transport Minister conferred Devaliya Memorial Award carrying Rs11,000 cheque and letter of citation to regional journalist Ramashankar Sharma. The function was presided over by Padmashri Vijaydutt Shridhar.
Singh further said that former head of department of Sagar University’s Journalism and Mass Communication Department late Bhuvan Bhushan Devaliya’s contribution was significant in journalism of Sagar district and Bundelkhand. The Transport Minister said that value-based journalism is a challenging task in this age of corporate journalism.
Speaking at lecture series ‘Social Concerns of Journalism’, Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal University of Journalism and Mass Communications Prof Brijkishore Kuthiala said that journalism is medium to know each other’s condition. In the current technological age, journalism has not remained confined only to newspapers.
Now entire world is interconnected through it. Journalist Girija Shankar said that it is an important social concern for journalism to raise voice of people, who deprived of justice. He said that true carriers of social concerns are the journalists who are living in remote areas. Deputy Director of Doordarshan Bhopal Vinod Nagar said that late Davaliya gave importance to true and credible news throughout his life.
Shridhar said that late Devaliya possessed unique quality of understanding of subject matter and present it with credibility. The programme was conducted by Padam Bhandari and Ashok Manwani proposed a vote of thanks.