A convergence of media will strengthen our democracy and enhance the democratic values through healthy competition among various channels of communication, said NIT, Rourkela Director Prof Sunil Kumar Sarangi. He was addressing a group of intellectuals in a seminar ‘Convergence of Print, Electronics and Social Media’ as a part of the 15th Annual Day celebration of ‘Paschimanchala’ news paper held here on Sunday evening.
Dr Sarangi hailed the effort put in by those involved with the publication of Paschimanchala with commitment to fulfil regional aspirations. As language plays a vital role in the transformation of the society preliminary education should be given through mother tongue, he said. Surama Mishra, Editor, Paschimanchala reiterated her newspaper’s commitment to strive for the development of western Odisha which has remained neglected for years.
Presenting the keynote address former Additional Director General of Prasar Bharati Abhaya Kumar Padhi said print, electronics and social media should be complementary to one another. Chief of Sunmarg, Bhubaneswar Dr Ashok Kumar Panda stressed on the need for a symbiosis among various media to enrich the quality of content and coverage.
Among others, former General Manager of SAIl, Rourkela Nayaran Pati and Executive Editor Baidyanath Mishra spoke. Noted film personality Sabyasachi Mohapatra and historian Sasanka Sekhar Panda were felicitated in absentia. Scribes Tapan Mallick and Prasad Acharya were rewarded for their good works in 2014. Publisher Swarup Mishra proposed the vote of thanks.