First awards to Foreign Journalists covering India & South Asia |
India`s Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said, while newspapers were getting closed everywhere, they were doing quite well in India and urged the media to make a meaningful difference in the field of development communication. Addressing the media participants at the Kalinga FCC awards for excellence in journalism in New Delhi, he said, “It`s the uniqueness of the Indian economy that gets reflected in the fact that while newspapers are getting shut everywhere else, they are doing quite well in India. There are over 1,14,000 publications in India today, and their circulation is a staggering 488 million.” “The world`s largest circulated English language newspaper happens to be an Indian daily. With literacy increasing every year, new newspapers are being published,” he said. He added, “The Indian media, therefore, has a moral imperative to be at the forefront of setting the discourse about how to deploy media and communication tools for quality education programmes.” Stating that South Asia might be a challenging space to travel and meet people, the former President requested journalists to present the picture of India they observe.
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