‘Despite technological advances, media’s basic duty is human-centric reporting backed by facts and data’

A two-day International Media Conference 2026, organised by the Nitte Institute of Communication (NICO) nether Nitte University, concluded, successful Mangaluru connected Wednesday.

Delivering the keynote address, University Deputy Registrar C. Suma Ballal emphasised the evolving relation of the media successful a integer society. She noted that portion modern media has integrated precocious technologies similar Artificial Intelligence, its cardinal work remains rooted successful human-centric reporting backed by coagulated facts and data. Ms. Ballal urged media professionals to support a pro-people stance, peculiarly concerning the conference’s halfway themes of planetary bid and ceasefire efforts.