Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, Aug 24:
Under the aegis of Deputy Commissioner of Senapati district, Sadar Hills unit of Kuki Students� Organisation organised a one day �media awareness seminar� at District Council Hall, Kangpokpi today.
The programme intended on public understanding of media and its role in the society was participated by KSO members from various units, community leaders and representatives of NGOs.
Rev VT Haokip of Kuki Baptist Church inaugurated the seminar.
Delivering the welcome address, advisor of the host students body Ngamkhohao Haokip emphasised on the need for the masses to be well acquainted with the functioning, role and influences exercised by the media in the modern age of telecommunication.
During the course of the seminar held in three sessions, Assistant News Editor of DDK, Imphal Robert J Baite, Editor of Newmai News Network Witoubou Newmai and Advocate Miss Heboi Kipgen detailed the gathering on seminar theme as resource persons.
While Robert Baite�s speech highlighted changing scenario of the media, pressure against from various quarters and predicament of media organisations and its personnel, Witoubou asserted that despite difficult working conditions including frequent intimidations from UG groups the media had seldom deviated from the principle of unbiased news dissemination.
Witoubou also pointed out that rather than sharing central idea of any related matter many organisations issue lengthy non-relevant press statements only to culminate with threat if all the contents are not accommodated due to space constraints.
He also entertained and responded on several media-related queries posed by members of the audience.