Mainstream channels biggest threat to mainstream media: Anurag Thakur

Describing mainstream channels as the “biggest threat” to the mainstream media, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that real journalism involves “reporting news without fabrication” and giving platform to “all sides to present their views”.

Addressing a gathering at an event of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in New Delhi on Monday, Thakur said news channels run the risk of losing credibility by inviting guests who are “polarising” and “spreading false narratives”.

“Are you going to show visuals that grab eyeballs and inflame anger or show restraint and project visuals in context to showcase the full picture?” Thakur said, stressing that broadcasters are faced with a set of choices that will determine the ways to redefine content in television news.