Stressing on the importance of print media in the society Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that in this era of digital technology the print medium was struggling to keep its credibility intact. Releasing the annual issue of an urdu daily here on Monday he said that when news faster than previous years the print media struggles to keep the interest of readers in tact because they would be reading it a day later.
“The readers know about the details of any incident through electronic channels. Still the print media comes out with exclusive that makes that incident news worthy,” he said. He said that media is the true reflection of the society. Many a times Government should take note of happenings in the society but reacts only after it is highlighted by media. “A Good media keep people’s interest at the foremost. Such thinking always helps the society as well as the government,” he said.
He also elaborated on the steps government has taken to build infrastructure and extend welfare schemes to the poor and downtrodden. “Ours is the government that works for the welfare of poor, farmers and downtrodden,” he said.