Free and ethical press plays a crucial role in democracy, says A.P. CM

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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing the 11th plenary gathering  of IJU successful  Vijayawada connected  Saturday.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing the 11th plenary gathering of IJU successful Vijayawada connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Emphasising the captious relation of a escaped and ethical property successful a democracy, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said his authorities was committed to being a journalist-friendly administration. 

Addressing the 11th Plenary of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) connected Saturday, Mr. Naidu observed that determination had been a stark opposition successful the functioning of the media implicit the past fewer years, noting that state of the property was curtailed betwixt 2019 and 2024. 

He pointed retired that the conjugation authorities restored the state to question and called upon journalists to adhere to values and ethics. He said the emergence of societal media was a important situation and that journalists should pb the combat against fake news. 

Mr. Naidu said that the TDP-Jana Sena Party-BJP confederation authorities extended accreditation installation to mandal- level reporters, and that a dedicated Journalist Welfare Fund has been acceptable up.

Attacks connected journalists would beryllium investigated by an serviceman of the fertile of a Superintendent of Police. The IJU’s petition for an bureau abstraction successful Amaravati has been referred to a sub-committee for expeditious processing. 

He exhorted the media to beryllium partners successful the State’s growth, adding that helium was looking for ‘progressive’ quality from journalists.

Published - March 29, 2026 09:19 americium IST

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