Tripura Web Media Forum launched
Date : 20th February 2017
TTripura Web Media Forum launched
Alternate media users among the practicing journalists of
Tripura have taken a pioneering initiative to form an organization
named Tripura Web Media Forum (TWMF) with an aim to pursue independent
journalism from the alienated region of India.
The launching of the web media forum was initiated with a delegate
conference and a dialogue on Web Media – Importance and Challenges on
20 February 2017 at Agartala Press Club. Veteran journalist of the
State, Gautam Kar Bhowmik inaugurated the dialogue, where the key note
address was delivered by senior journalist Nava Thakuria.
Agartala based senior journalist Pranab Sarkar was honoured with
Justice SM Ali Award for Excellence in Journalism 2017 in the
function. Syed Sajjad Ali, chief advisor of TWMF and Thakuria, who is
the secretary of Journalists’ Forum Assam and Guwahati Press Club,
handed over the award to Sarkar.
In his acceptance speech, Sarkar appreciated the forum for its
endeavour and expressed happiness in receiving the award instituted in
affectionate remembrance of Justice SM Ali, who was the first judicial
officer from Tripura in Gauhati High Court, erstwhile the higher court
for all northeastern States.
A tiny State of the region bordering Bangladesh, Tripura supports over
30 daily newspapers, few cable television channels and many news
portals, mostly in Bengali with English and Kokborok language, where
thousands are involved professionally. The State with an area of
10,492 sq km and population of 3.66 million (2012) has wide
readership of print media outlets.
Presided over by the Tripura Chamber of Commerce & Industry chief ML
Debnath, the dialogue witnessed vivid participations by the media
persons in response to Thakuria’s point of views on the alternate
media. He termed it is the era of alternate media and the mainstream
media outlets should (must) understand and reorganize to face the
potential threats from the web media.
“There is no denying fact that the limitation, partiality and often
biasness adopted by a section of mainstream newspaper and news
channels have paved the way for the alternate media to grow in a
faster pace. However, the web media is still lacking the credibility
and it may need few more years to emerge the alternate media as a
trusted medium,” said Thakuria.
An extensive user for the alternate media, Thakuria also pointed out
that ‘today we are now living in a world of journalists as the number
of citizen scribes has increased because of easy web access’. He
however asserted that the committed journalist with professionalism
would always remain the leader.
Thakuria also asked the young journalists to go for in-depth and
analytical reports rather than merely reporting an event or incident.
He also opined that a northeastern forum or even a national forum of
web journalists is the need of the hour to deal with the growing
influence and challenges faced by the new medium of mass
communication.
* This Press Release was sent to e-pao.net by NJ Thakuria who can be contacted at navathakuria(AT)gmail(DOT)com
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