- 2nd day of the Chandigarh Lit Fest, Literati, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha suggests self-regulation for media to restore its trust and credibility
- Social media channels purveying fake news should be fined, says Rasheed Kidwai
Chandigarh, 17 December: In the afternoon session on 'Confluence and Influence of Politics and Media', Rajya Sabha's youngest Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha along with seasoned journalist and author Rasheed Kidwai and another senior journalist Ramesh Vinayak, Executive Editor of Hindustan Times, debated on the changing media scenario and the influence it is having on public psyche.
Responding to the moderator Ramesh Vinayak's observation on the love-hate relationship that politics has with media, the young and suave Raghav Chadha came up with seething attack on the news channel's loss of credibility.
The media is now looked as completely biased and there is a general perception about news channels being 'sold out' to vested interests, is a matter of extreme concern, he said.
Expressing his anguish over the prime time news channels which is provoking divisive sentiments amongst the people, Raghav Chadha suggested the need for self-regulation by the media and adopt ethical practices to stay non-partisan and objective in their presentations.
He lamented the news channels turning into more for entertainment than for education or information.
Rasheed Kidwai added that large populace are preferring such content and becoming partisans, giving legitimacy to the news channels to garner TRP, which is because of absence of basic propriety in our democratic setup and where defection, and money power rule, and dissent is labeled as unpatriotic,
Ramesh Vinyak pointed out the growing influence and extensive use of social media by political parties that also creates different narratives to which Raghav Chadha and Rasheed Kidwai concurred and expressed concern over growing use of false, fake and unsubstantiated stories that are damaging the public figure.
Rasheed Kidwai suggested imposition of strict fine on any media channel that spreads fake news or false stories. a
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