July 23, 2023 8:17 AM

Media organisations to exercise greater caution in avoiding spread of misinformation under guise of breaking news: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur urged media organisations to exercise greater caution in avoiding the spread of misinformation under the guise of breaking news. Attending the fifth Odisha  Journalism Award 2023 in New Delhi on 22nd July 2023, Mr Thakur stressed that journalists play a very crucial role in promptly and accurately disseminating information to the masses. He added, fake and paid news is spreading like a termite in the country, and during the COVID-19 ...