Summary:
He was addressing the public after presenting the awards instituted by the Kerala Media Academy, an autonomous institution under the state government, to media persons and students at Mascot Hotel here on Friday. “Today, some media houses tend to use trends like post-truth as excuses for compromising on editorial integrity and for justifying paid news. Khan also pointed out the advent of social media and its benefits and harms to the public. “The advent of the internet and the social media has unfortunately begun to justify the unscrupulous rat race to reach the audience. Thus, the committed journalists of today also have the responsibility of identifying the truth from the pile of social media half-truths.