Media organisations to train higher warning in avoiding unfold of misinformation beneath guise of breaking information: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

Media organisations to train higher warning in avoiding unfold of misinformation beneath guise of breaking information: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

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Data and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur urged media organisations to train higher warning in avoiding the unfold of misinformation beneath the guise of breaking information. Attending the fifth Odisha  Journalism Award 2023 in New Delhi on twenty second July 2023, Mr Thakur confused that journalists play a really essential position in promptly and precisely disseminating info to the plenty. He added, pretend and paid information is spreading like a termite within the nation, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it might need killed extra individuals than the virus itself. The minister highlighted that misinformation has led to worry psychosis, notably in distant areas, contributing to vaccine hesitancy.

Talking on the event, Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned that the occasion is a solution to felicitate the journalists who’re related to their roots. He mentioned, they not solely characterize the voice of the marginalised sections of society but in addition make the Authorities conscious of it.

The occasion felicitated six scribes for his or her influential work throughout the state of Odisha and its communities. The occasion additionally launched a brand new class of award Pratibha Pattnaik Journalism Award of Excellence and conferred upon senior journalist Sarada Lahangir for this 12 months.