Accuracy extra essential than velocity in information: Minister Anurag Thakur
3 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Amid the decision for acceptable measures to curtail pretend information, Union minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur on Tuesday, stated that ‘accuracy’ is extra essential than ‘speed’ and details must be appropriately verified earlier than presenting them in public area.
“Presenting authentic information is the prime responsibility of the media and facts should be properly checked before they are put in the public domain…while speed with which the information is transmitted is important, accuracy is even more important and should be primary in the minds of communicators,” stated the minister.
He was talking on the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (ABU) Union General Assembly 2022 within the nationwide capital. With the unfold of social media, pretend information has additionally proliferated, Thakur added.
The minister additional knowledgeable that the federal government has promptly established the Fact Check Unit in Press Information Bureau to counter unverified claims and current reality to the folks.
He additionally underlined that for accountable media organisations, sustaining public belief, must be the very best guideline.
Thakur credited public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) for having all the time stood by the reality and having received folks’s belief for his or her truthful reporting.
The minister said that the media’s function throughout the time of disaster turns into important because it immediately considerations saving lives. He additionally credited the media for coming to the help of folks caught at dwelling throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it was media which linked folks with the skin world.
The minister invited the media to grow to be a associate in Governance and used the chance to reiterate the phrases of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Media should act as a link between government and people and provide continuous feedback, at both national and regional level,” he stated, urging that ABU as an affiliation of broadcasting organisations should proceed to coach and equip media practitioners with one of the best skilled abilities on function of media within the time of disaster.
Prasar Bharati, India’s Public Service Broadcaster, is internet hosting the 59th ABU General Assembly 2022. The theme for this yr’s meeting is “Serving the People: Media’s Role in Times of Crisis”.
NEW DELHI: Amid the decision for acceptable measures to curtail pretend information, Union minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur on Tuesday, stated that ‘accuracy’ is extra essential than ‘speed’ and details must be appropriately verified earlier than presenting them in public area.
“Presenting authentic information is the prime responsibility of the media and facts should be properly checked before they are put in the public domain…while speed with which the information is transmitted is important, accuracy is even more important and should be primary in the minds of communicators,” stated the minister.
He was talking on the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (ABU) Union General Assembly 2022 within the nationwide capital. With the unfold of social media, pretend information has additionally proliferated, Thakur added.
The minister additional knowledgeable that the federal government has promptly established the Fact Check Unit in Press Information Bureau to counter unverified claims and current reality to the folks.
He additionally underlined that for accountable media organisations, sustaining public belief, must be the very best guideline.
Thakur credited public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) for having all the time stood by the reality and having received folks’s belief for his or her truthful reporting.
The minister said that the media’s function throughout the time of disaster turns into important because it immediately considerations saving lives. He additionally credited the media for coming to the help of folks caught at dwelling throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it was media which linked folks with the skin world.
The minister invited the media to grow to be a associate in Governance and used the chance to reiterate the phrases of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Media should act as a link between government and people and provide continuous feedback, at both national and regional level,” he stated, urging that ABU as an affiliation of broadcasting organisations should proceed to coach and equip media practitioners with one of the best skilled abilities on function of media within the time of disaster.
Prasar Bharati, India’s Public Service Broadcaster, is internet hosting the 59th ABU General Assembly 2022. The theme for this yr’s meeting is “Serving the People: Media’s Role in Times of Crisis”.
