Mangalore, March 22: Media in India are doing a good job and they are the finest in the world, said Justice Micheal F Saldanha, Retired Karnataka High Court Judge.
He was speaking after inaugurating a UGC-SAP seminar on 'Media, Culture and Politics' organized by Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University.
Saldanha however also noted that media today has been harassed and tortured by judiciary of the country. “Being a journalist in my early career I know what journalism field is and what hardships journalists face today. I myself stay close to media fraternity and am proud of them. The recent development in media is however getting worse in the form of paid news and publicity. Today 98% of the media houses are rotten and corrupt”, Saldanha said.
Prof G.P Shivaram, Co-ordinator, UGC –SAP DRS-II and Chairman of MCJ welcomed the gathering.
Dinesh Amin Mattu, Assistant Editor, Prajavani Bangalore, delivering the keynote address commented that unlike judiciary, values in journalism and media are degrading these days. The fourth pillar of the constitution is failing and is in a big crisis. Today's greatest challenge is to make people believe in what we write and say, he said.
Prof .T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University, made the presidential remarks and Dr.Waheeda Sultana Associate Prof, Dept of MCJ, proposed the vote of thanks .
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