Media should be clear and simple in its language while writing news and should be responsible,” said Collector of Shivpuri Om Prakash Shrivastava.
Shrivastava was addressing a Media Dialogue organised here on Friday at Shivpuri. During the programme Head of Sadhana News Channel Ravindra Jain, Head of New World Channel Rizwan Siddiqui, Editior of Nai Duniya Gwalior Ajit Singh, Group Editor of Dainik Swadesh Atul Tare, Correspondent of Aaj Tak Channel Pramod Bhargava, Beauru Chief of Hindustan Express Shivpuri Ashok Kocheta and other senior journalists were present.
While addressing the programme Shrivastava said, “Media Dialogue is a good initiative. It should be organised on a regular basis so that the journalists can discuss various issues and can interact with the experts to know their experiences.” Elaborating further, Shrivastava said, “A journalist should also be aware with the laws and rights for a journalist mentioned in the constitution.”
Further, Shrivastava mentioned about the language and highlighted about the style of writing news piece. He said, “A journalist should always be simple and clear while writing so that a common man can understand the entire story properly.” He further said that before posting any news on social media one should be aware of the original facts.
Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Pandey said that a journalist always stands with the victim and he always supports the work by police. He also highlighted about the journalism in pre-independence era.
While addressing the programme Rizwan Siddiqui said, “A journalist should always be cautious about his social responsibility. He should not give a news piece that sends a wrong message in the society.” On the occasion Ravindra Jain threw light on online journalism and e-papers. He also highlighted about the electronic media.
On the other hand Rakesh Pathak said, “Media is accountable for all the action to the society.” This why media should be very cautious about what it portrays and what it tells, he added.