'Role of media is not just providing news'

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A seminar on the occasion of death anniversary of senior journalist late Mama Manikchand Vajpayee was organised on journalism and social connection. In the programme the director of Premchand Srajan Chair Jagdish Tomar said that the aim of journalism should not be limited to providing information to the readers. Its aim should be the social and economic development of common men.

Our society has given the media a status of fourth pillar of the democracy. So the responsibility of print and electronic media should be reflecting the evils and perpetrators in society.

The CEO of district Panchayat and in charge Collector Soofia Farukhi said that in our democracy every pillar has the right to take decision by self reasoning in the interest of country and society. We should keep in this mind while reporting the news that it should be for the creation of better society.

MlA Ghanshyam Pironiya said that Mamaji had the nature of simplicity and ordinariness. The senior journalist Atul Tare said that Mamaji has dedicated whole life for social cause.

Presiding over the programme SP Gwalior Santosh Kumar Singh said that a regular improvement is taking place in the system and society in Indian democracy. In democracy journalism plays an important role Together with three other pillars of democracy. He emphasised that it was necessary for healthy democracy that every citizen should provide his positive contribution in the development of the society. So the journalists should encourage those who are doing good work.

In the seminar the editor of Pradesh Today Rakesh Pathak, Associate Prof library Science of Jiwaji University Ramjilal Garg, local editor of Bhaskar, Dean of medical college GS Patel, joint director of public relation department Hl Choudhary and others expressed their views. 

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