Jammu, Apr 5: Contemporary journalism has become more resilient and proactive, as compared to what it used to be earlier,” said Ajay Singh Press Secretary to the President of India, here.
Mr. Singh who started his professional career with The Times of India (Lucknow) in 1985 was on tour to Jammu on the historic day of the University of Jammu‘s launch of its first newsletter, Jammu University Post at the Panch Pran Event on Wednesday.
During his visit, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies organised around-table interaction with Mr. SIngh, Press Secretary to the President of India where he shared his views with the students.
Talking to the students, Ajay Singh threw light on the changing media landscape in India and said, “Contemporary journalism has become more resilient and proactive, as compared to what it used to be earlier.
“If your intentions are pure, you will achieve what is best for you,” he said and added that journalism is a field of various disciplines.
When asked by students about threats or intimidation for being in such a responsible position, Ajay Singh said that he has been doing his job sincerely with pure intentions, so never encountered any such experience.
Ajay Singh said that exaggeration and sensationalism had been plaguing this profession and are definitively a matter of concern.
“Sensationalisation of news is a deep-rooted problem, especially after the advent of digital media, which otherwise has democratised the field of Journalism,” said Ajay Singh, adding that it causes chaos and confusion. He emphasised that exaggeration of facts by news agencies has greatly affected the credibility of the news agencies and in many instances plunges them into an embarrassing situation.”
Mr. Singh said that he’s of the opinion that the dynamics of journalism should change over time and that the coming time is always better than the past because we tend to learn from our mistakes.
He further shared his roles and responsibilities as the Press Secretary to the Hon’ble President of India.
Presiding over the program, Prof Shyam Narayan Lal-Coordinator, Journalism and Media Studies, and Dr. Garima Gupta, Head of the Journalism and Media Studies Department welcomed the guests by presenting mementos.
Earlier, Sant Kumar, Advisor to the Regional Director of IIMC Jammu and a senior Journalist also shared his views and experiences with the students while working in the field with Ajay Singh.
Dr. Pardeep Singh Bali, Dr. Ravia Gupta, and Mrs. Kumerjit Chajgotra, faculty members of the Journalism Department of Jammu University were also present.
Here it needs to mention that apart from working with the Times of India, Mr. Singh has also worked with EconomicTimes, Telegraph, Pioneer, Business Standard, Star News, and News X and edited Governance Now and became its Editorial Director.”
Mr. Singh who started his professional career with The Times of India (Lucknow) in 1985 was on tour to Jammu on the historic day of the University of Jammu‘s launch of its first newsletter, Jammu University Post at the Panch Pran Event on Wednesday.
During his visit, the Department of Journalism and Media Studies organised around-table interaction with Mr. SIngh, Press Secretary to the President of India where he shared his views with the students.
Talking to the students, Ajay Singh threw light on the changing media landscape in India and said, “Contemporary journalism has become more resilient and proactive, as compared to what it used to be earlier.
“If your intentions are pure, you will achieve what is best for you,” he said and added that journalism is a field of various disciplines.
When asked by students about threats or intimidation for being in such a responsible position, Ajay Singh said that he has been doing his job sincerely with pure intentions, so never encountered any such experience.
Ajay Singh said that exaggeration and sensationalism had been plaguing this profession and are definitively a matter of concern.
“Sensationalisation of news is a deep-rooted problem, especially after the advent of digital media, which otherwise has democratised the field of Journalism,” said Ajay Singh, adding that it causes chaos and confusion. He emphasised that exaggeration of facts by news agencies has greatly affected the credibility of the news agencies and in many instances plunges them into an embarrassing situation.”
Mr. Singh said that he’s of the opinion that the dynamics of journalism should change over time and that the coming time is always better than the past because we tend to learn from our mistakes.
He further shared his roles and responsibilities as the Press Secretary to the Hon’ble President of India.
Presiding over the program, Prof Shyam Narayan Lal-Coordinator, Journalism and Media Studies, and Dr. Garima Gupta, Head of the Journalism and Media Studies Department welcomed the guests by presenting mementos.
Earlier, Sant Kumar, Advisor to the Regional Director of IIMC Jammu and a senior Journalist also shared his views and experiences with the students while working in the field with Ajay Singh.
Dr. Pardeep Singh Bali, Dr. Ravia Gupta, and Mrs. Kumerjit Chajgotra, faculty members of the Journalism Department of Jammu University were also present.
Here it needs to mention that apart from working with the Times of India, Mr. Singh has also worked with EconomicTimes, Telegraph, Pioneer, Business Standard, Star News, and News X and edited Governance Now and became its Editorial Director.”
