MoS for I&B Dr. L. Murugan lauds AIR & DD for credible & truthful news; says, Prasar Bharati plays effective role in disseminating information on govt welfare schemes
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan has lauded All India Radio and Doordarshan for their credible and truthful news. He said, the two wings of Prasar Bharati have played an effective role in disseminating information on government welfare schemes as well as creating awareness about the Indian culture and history, and values of the nation.
Dr. Murugan was addressing the Global News Forum-2022 in New Delhi today, October 4. Referring to AIR and DD coverage during Covid 19 pandemic, Dr. Murugan said, fake news and misinformation were the biggest threat during the period and the two media organisations played crucial roles in busting the myths.
He lauded AIR and DD for creating awareness about Covid -19, vaccination as well their coverage during Operation Ganga launched for the evacuation of Indians from Ukraine.
On the occasion, CEO Prasar Bharati Mayank Kumar Agrawal said that All India Radio and Doordarshan have maintained the highest standards of public broadcasting. He said, during the Covid pandemic both the public broadcasters busted fake news on real time basis by launching a number of programmes. He added that during the pandemic All India Radio and Doordarshan stations worked round the clock.
Director General AIR News Dr. Vasudha Gupta and senior officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry were also present on the occasion. The Global News Forum-2022 has been organized by Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union in conjunction with DD India.
