The media is playing a major role in delivering details of welfare schemes to the public, observed Kommineni Srinivasa Rao, chairman of Andhra Pradesh Press Academy on Saturday.
Addressing the vartalap organised by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India at Narasaraopet in Palnadu district, he said journalists, while reporting news against governments, must fact-check and obtain proper quotes from officials concerned to avoid ambiguity.
He opined that certain vernacular newspapers in the State were sometimes publishing wrong news that is politically motivated; he suggested that news organisations maintain journalistic ethics.
