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- 0.0.0.1 PM Modi said that the media should be an effective tool in the hands of every subsequent generation to “sharpen” democracy. He stressed that every generation must also reflect on the breakdown of democracy during the Emergency.
- 0.0.0.2 AT a time when news and information were surplus, the biggest challenge facing the media was credibility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, while stressing on the need to develop a world-class media organisation that could match the dominance of BBC or CNN on the global stage.
- 0.0.0.3 Speaking after presenting the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism for work done in 2015, the largest awards in the news media, Modi said that the media should be an effective tool in the hands of every subsequent generation to “sharpen” democracy. He stressed that every generation must also reflect on the breakdown of democracy during the Emergency.
- 0.0.0.4 “Aaj nishpaksh bhaav se us (Emergency period) ki mimansa har peedhi me hoti rahni chahiye, taki is desh me aisa koi rajpurush paida no ho jisko is tarah ke paap karne ki ichcha tak paida ho (Every generation must keep reflecting on the Emergency period in an unbiased manner so that no future political leader can even wish to commit the same sin),” he said.
- 0.0.0.5 “There were very few people who could challenge the Emergency. And that challenge was led by (The Indian Express founder) Ramnath Goenka and The Indian Express,” he said. He took a swipe at “one family that everyone knows of” whose blessings everyone wanted. “But it was Ramnath Goenka, who despite being close to this family, had the courage to break off ties on matter of principles and ideals (during the Emergency)”.
- 0.0.0.6 Modi honoured 37 journalists from across the country with the Ramnath Goenka Awards that are given every year. The event was attended, amongst others, by Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, CPI’s D Raja, JD(U) MP K C Tyagi and chairman of National Green Tribunal Justice Swatanter Kumar.
- 0.0.0.7 The Prime Minister said technology and social media had put new challenges before the media and brought about tremendous changes in the way people consume news. “They still pick up newspapers in the morning as a matter of habit. But they do not read news, they verify news. They check whether what they have read on social media is correct or not. So I think the challenge (of credibility) is very big,” he said.
- 0.0.0.8 “Social media has become extremely influential. Empowerment of people is a good thing. But at times like this, maintaining credibility is a big challenge. It is the biggest challenge media has faced in the last one century,” he said. To cheers from the audience, Modi quipped that he personally was forever thankful of the media. “Otherwise who would have known me. After independence if any political leader has received this kind of (special) attention, I think I am the only one,” he said. The Prime Minister said journalism was a profession that had a right to question everyone, and this right itself could not be questioned.
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PM Modi said that the media should be an effective tool in the hands of every subsequent generation to “sharpen” democracy. He stressed that every generation must also reflect on the breakdown of democracy during the Emergency.
AT a time when news and information were surplus, the biggest challenge facing the media was credibility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, while stressing on the need to develop a world-class media organisation that could match the dominance of BBC or CNN on the global stage.
Speaking after presenting the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism for work done in 2015, the largest awards in the news media, Modi said that the media should be an effective tool in the hands of every subsequent generation to “sharpen” democracy. He stressed that every generation must also reflect on the breakdown of democracy during the Emergency.
“Aaj nishpaksh bhaav se us (Emergency period) ki mimansa har peedhi me hoti rahni chahiye, taki is desh me aisa koi rajpurush paida no ho jisko is tarah ke paap karne ki ichcha tak paida ho (Every generation must keep reflecting on the Emergency period in an unbiased manner so that no future political leader can even wish to commit the same sin),” he said.
“There were very few people who could challenge the Emergency. And that challenge was led by (The Indian Express founder) Ramnath Goenka and The Indian Express,” he said. He took a swipe at “one family that everyone knows of” whose blessings everyone wanted. “But it was Ramnath Goenka, who despite being close to this family, had the courage to break off ties on matter of principles and ideals (during the Emergency)”.
Modi honoured 37 journalists from across the country with the Ramnath Goenka Awards that are given every year. The event was attended, amongst others, by Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, CPI’s D Raja, JD(U) MP K C Tyagi and chairman of National Green Tribunal Justice Swatanter Kumar.
“Social media has become extremely influential. Empowerment of people is a good thing. But at times like this, maintaining credibility is a big challenge. It is the biggest challenge media has faced in the last one century,” he said.
To cheers from the audience, Modi quipped that he personally was forever thankful of the media. “Otherwise who would have known me. After independence if any political leader has received this kind of (special) attention, I think I am the only one,” he said. The Prime Minister said journalism was a profession that had a right to question everyone, and this right itself could not be questioned.
To cheers from the audience, Modi quipped that he personally was forever thankful of the media. “Otherwise who would have known me. After independence if any political leader has received this kind of (special) attention, I think I am the only one,” he said. The Prime Minister said journalism was a profession that had a right to question everyone, and this right itself could not be questioned.
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