News media urged not to run after social media trends

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Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer addressing the convocation ceremonial  of the Calicut Press Clubs Institute of Communication and Journalism successful  Kozhikode connected  Tuesday.

Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer addressing the convocation ceremonial of the Calicut Press Clubs Institute of Communication and Journalism successful Kozhikode connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh

Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer has said that quality media should ever support their standards and request not tally aft “trends” similar societal media platforms.

He was addressing the convocation ceremonial of the Calicut Press Club’s Institute of Communication and Journalism present connected Tuesday (March 10, 2026).

Mr. Shamseer pointed retired that quality channels were often losing credibility arsenic they aired “breaking news” stories without cross-checking oregon verification. “However, we cannot deliberation astir a satellite without the quality media. Nobody tin contradict its relation successful speaking information to power,” helium said.

Mr. Shamseer, meanwhile, claimed that a conception of the media successful Kerala had acted similar “quotation gangs”. “They tried to destruct definite politicians and continuously targeted them. The quality media should guarantee the authenticity of their sources. If you person the close to criticise politicians, others person a akin close to criticise you arsenic well,” helium said.

Students who scored precocious marks were felicitated astatine the event. Calicut Press Club functionaries were present.

Published - March 10, 2026 07:44 p.m. IST

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