GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 16th Nov. The Press Council of India (PCI) on Tuesday celebrated the National Press Day. The celebration was held with eminent personalities recalling the media’s contribution and evolution in the country. PCI organised a seminar on the topic, ‘Who is not afraid of media?’, to mark the occasion.
Addressing the seminar, Swaminathan Gurumurthy, editor of Tamil language Thuglak magazine, mentioned the changes the media has undergone from the pre-Independence era to the present day. Talking about social media, he named it as “anarchic” and suggested that a complete ban should be imposed on it as it poses a risk to “everybody’s image, national security and national interest”.
Some of the participants in the seminar, however, disagreed with Gurumurthy’s suggestion. They said that measures need to be taken to check the circulation of unverified information but a complete ban on social media would not be an appropriate step to check the spread of misinformation.
Underlining the positive aspects of social media, one of the participants said it has offered individuals a platform to freely express their views on any topic
Gurumurty was invited as a guest of honour at the event hosted by the media watchdog which is headed by Justice (retd) Chandramauli Kumar Prasad.
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