Fake information has eroded folks’s religion in media: Dhankhar
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday expressed concern over faux information, saying it has eroded the religion of the folks in media.
He additionally stated credibility is the most important problem the media is going through right now.
Addressing a National Press Day occasion right here, Dhankhar stated it’s the ethical obligation of the media to inform the reality “and nothing but the truth”.
“In fact, it is the responsibility of everyone connected to the media — be it journalists or owners of the newspapers and other forms of communication — to be truthful,” he informed the gathering.
Dhankhar stated it’s within the self-interest of the media to be credible and reliable.
He felt it was time media realises that their viewers is popping away from them and described it as a “hard reality, a writing on the wall”.
“This writing on the wall should be clear to all concerned that fake news, deliberately said wrong and mischievous information, political ambitions and preferences, tendency to play power brokers and monetary considerations have eroded the people’s faith in the media,” the vice chairman stated.
The expression ‘faux information’ has by no means been heard so loudly. It has by no means resonated in our ears that considerably with excessive decibel as it’s lately, he noticed.”Credibility is the biggest challenge that the media is facing today. I put it as existential challenge to the media. It is surprising that this aspect is being blissfully ignored in some quarters,” he famous.
Recent technological developments and improvements like synthetic intelligence (AI) have offered distinctive challenges earlier than the society, mixed additionally with alternatives, Dhankhar stated.
He stated it was important for us to know the profound influence of AI upon the media panorama.
The creation of AI has remodeled the best way we obtain and devour information, info and leisure, he famous.
AI has turn into an integral a part of our lives. This is compounded by disruptive applied sciences which can be taking management of our system, he stated.
“Media organisations and media professionals must be doubly careful and alert before disseminating any information. The ground reality today is indeed alarming and worrisome. The check takes place much after the damage has been done,” the vice chairman felt.
The position of editors, he famous, has turn into more difficult and essential as they must act as gatekeepers and take away any doctored and false info “before it poisons the sea of information”.