The Ganjam District Press Club observed the “National Press Day” here on Monday.
The meeting was presided over by club president Manoj Kanta Dash. A brief seminar on “Ethics and Journalists” was held on the occasion.
Brahmpur University’s former Journalism Department Professor SK Behera gracing the occasion as chief speaker expressed concern that the media sector is still unorganised and media ethics are not being followed.
Brahmapur Sub-Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan was felicitated on the occasion. He urged upon journalists to be positive while writing new reports.
RDC (Southern Division) Sanjay Singh opined that journalists should introspect about ethics on the occasion of the Press Day.
Brahmapur SP Dr Sarthak Sadangi called upon the journalists to focus issues relating to news and views of public interest. Advocate Sudhansu Sekhar Panda too spoke on the occasion.
Among others, club secretary Hemang Prasad Raul, scribe Sudip Sahu, lokanath Kar, Bipin Chandra Das and A Raja Rao were felicitated.