Union Minister Prakash Javadekar at a webinar organized by the PCI on Monday said a free press is the cornerstone of democracy.

Monday a webinar was organized by the PCI (Press Council of India) on the ‘Role of media during the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on media’ on the occasion of National Press Day. Speaking at the event the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said Freedom of press is the soul of democracy. Freedom of press is very important but any freedom comes with responsibility. So, there has to be a responsible freedom and no sensationalism by the press.

He added as the news should not be to deliberately defame anyone. The way freedom of press is being attacked these days is not good.

Talking about alleges of the TRP manipulation by some channels he said a committee has been formed by the ministry and it will soon submit its report on the issue. To check the TRP manipulation and address the issue, we have formed a committee which will give its report very soon. He further touched some other issues that were essential to be discussed at the moment.