<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur has said that maintaining public trust should be the highest guiding principle for responsible media organizations. <br />”<br />”Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly 2022, the Minister said, &nbsp; presenting authentic information is the prime responsibility of the media and that facts should be properly checked before they are put in the public domain.<br />”<br />” He said while the speed with which the information is transmitted is important,&nbsp;accuracy is even more important and should be primary in the minds of communicators. With the spread of social media, fake news has also proliferated, the Minister added.<br />”<br />”The Minister credited public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio for having always stood by the truth and won people’s trust for their truthful reporting. He underlined that the media’s role during the time of crisis becomes critical as it directly concerns saving lives.</span>