Overview
- India observed National Press Day on November 16, commemorating the 1966 founding of the Press Council of India and reaffirming the press’s democratic role.
- State programmes stressed fact-based, evidence-driven reporting to counter misinformation, AI-generated deepfakes and TRP-driven haste.
- In Assam, the Guwahati Press Club announced a year-long fellowship selecting 10 reporters for Rs 50,000 each and launched a new live-streaming service alongside quizzes and felicitations.
- In Nagaland, press clubs hosted talks on redefining the media’s role and conferred the KPC Impact Journalism Award along with new media fellowships.
- Leaders including Arunachal minister Kento Jini and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha urged ethical, accountable journalism, as speakers also flagged concerns about journalists’ safety and economic security.