4TH PILLAR AWARD CEREMONY WAS CELEBRATED ON THE OCCASION OF NATIONAL PRESS DAY
Dhiramohan Ray,Odishabarta
TALCHER:Talcher Working Journalists’ Association is a socio cultural forum to establish amity and brotherhood in this locality by organizing Voluntary Blood Donation Camp, Tree Plantation, Rakshya Bandhan Utsav at Talcher Jail, distributes study materials in the local poor primary students to encourage them towards education.
To go two steps ahead, Talchern Working Journalists’ Association have been organizing National Press Day since last 15 years to encourage media fellows and other dignitaries for their valuable achievements in different sectors of the society. This year, the award ceremony was celebrated in a grand way at Prajamandal open field.
On this occasion Talcher MLA Brajakishore Pradhan attended as chief Guest, while Senior journalist and panelist of Odisha State Rabi Das joined as Chief Speaker and Gurumaa Dr. Arundhati Devi, Director cum- Secretary of International Indicency Prevention Movement, Social Activist & Columnist joined in this media event as guest Speaker.
All the Guests focused on the topic of the seminar “ MEDIA’S ROLE IN FOSTERING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.’ sj. Das told that the prime social responsibility of the media is to communicate the right information to the common society. After the lighting of the lamp the programme was started with singing the welcome song by the Girls student of Sovaniya Sikhya Srama called by MAMATA GURUMA from Kendrapada. Then the welcome speech and introduction of Hon’ble Guest was given the advisor of the Association Dhiramohan Ray then annual report was readout by General Secretary Soubhagya Chandra Nayak.
Speaker Arundhati Devi discussed the role of media in carrying social responsibility. He informed about the duties and responsibilities of journalists towards building a healthy society. The primary responsibility of the media is to deliver unbiased, truthful news to the public. Newsletters are connected to three wires like electrical wires. Among them are the head of the news organization, secondly the editor in charge of editing the news paper and thirdly the journalists’.
The reporter is like the neutral green wire. But the news media is sometimes red. Sometimes black. What journalists write is often not published in a proper manner but published in a different format.
As a result, journalists are often subjected to harassment. Journalism cannot be taken up as a profession in these days.
Because of the salary, they are getting is negligible and many journalists are working without pay. He said in his introduction that journalism can be called an addiction.
Later, senior journalist Ravi Das, who joined as the keynote speaker, told the journalists that if journalists continue to serve news for the good and development of the society, the quality of democracy will increase along with the improvement of the oppressed and backward classes in the society and the economy of the country or the state, and a clear expression of political status can be found along with social status. Before our country got independence, the media was used by the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and other freedom fighters were able to gain independence. From that day the media has been called as the fourth pillar.
How many indecent acts are emerging in the society a single media is this rude Able to cope with the task. But In society using language behavior.
The changes that are taking place in print media, Electronic media and social media the media has a significant role to play in this appears to be living.
Especially Using social media Journalists try very little before writing on the topic of writing Think carefully Publish their writing later should Because with one verse written Verse carries more importance than words Mr. Das opined.
Finally, the Hon’ble Chief Guest Talcher MLA Brajakishore Pradhan said media is the eyes of the common man. So Prioritize social responsibility should serve the news through Verse carries more importance than words. So Prioritize social responsibility, Journalists should always be cautious by writing truthful news without bias what is true with courage Shri Pradhan added.
On the eve a voluntary camp was organized at Ashalok Hospital, Talcher Thermal & 53 Units of Blood were collected 15 dignitaries from different sectors Health, Education , Social Activities & women empowerment were felicitated by the Association. The meeting was presided by the President of the association, Mr. Zulfikar Hussain, among others Vice President Madan Mohan Sahu, Treasurer Bapuji Samal, Durga Prasad Swain, Manil Maharana, Rautar Naik, Mantu Mohanty, Shishir Samal, Niranjan Samal, Ajay Kumar Nayak, Narottam Sahu, Rudra Mohan Gardnayak.
