Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 6: On the launch of its first newsletter at the Panch Pran event, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies in Jammu University organised a round-table interaction with Ajay Kumar Singh, Press Secretary to the President of India.
Talking to the students, Ajay Singh threw light on the changing media landscape in India, he said that contemporary journalism has become more resilient and proactive, as compared to what it used to be earlier.
Ajay Singh, who started his professional career with national newspapers, further shared his roles and responsibilities as the Press Secretary to the President of India. “If your intentions are pure, you will achieve what is best for you,” he said and added that journalism is a field of various disciplines.
On being asked by students about threats or intimidations for being at such a responsible position, Ajay Singh said that he has been doing his job sincerely with pure intentions, so never encountered any such experience.
Ajay Singh said that exaggeration and sensationalism had been plaguing this profession and it was definitively a matter of concern. “Sensationalisation of news is a deep rooted problem, especially after the advent of digital media, which otherwise has democratised the field of Journalism,” he said adding that it causes chaos and confusion. He emphasised that exaggeration of facts by news agencies has greatly affected credibility of the news agencies and at many instances plunge them into an embarrassing situation.
Presiding over the program, Prof Shyam Narayan Lal-Coordinator, Journalism and Media Studies and Dr Garima Gupta, Head of the Journalism and Media Studies Department, welcomed the guests while Dr Pardeep Singh Bali, Dr Ravia Gupta and Kumerjit Chajgotra, faculty members of the Journalism Department were also present.
Earlier, Sant Kumar, Advisor to Regional Director of IIMC Jammu and a senior Journalist also shared his views and experiences with the students while working in the field with Ajay Singh.
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