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Bengaluru: “The society will be more benefited if media reports are based on true facts and objectivity,” opined Chief Minister Siddharamaiah.

Chief Minister Siddharamaiah presented the prestigious TSR Memorial, Mohare Hanamantharaya, Development Journalism and Environmental Journalism awards to eight journalists at a colourful function organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations at Sulochana Auditorium, Vartha Soudha on Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain Road here at a function held at Sulochana Auditorium here on Saturday.

The TSR Memorial Journalism award- 2012 was presented to veteran Journalist N. Arjun Deva, who is presently the Editor of ‘Jaana,’ a publication dedicated to Science articles and the TSR award for 2013 was given to senior Journalist P.S. Eshwar Bhat (Eshwar Daitota), who has served in Print Media, Radio, Television and Internet Journalism for over three-and-a half decades.

The Mohare Hanamantharaya award for 2012 was presented to Belagavi-based senior journalist Raghavendra Aravindrao Joshi, who started ‘Nadoja,’ a Kannada weekly, which later became a daily newspaper while Mohare Hanamantharaya award for 2013 was presented to K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, an English eveninger and Mysooru Mithra, a regional Kannada morninger.

Mysuru-based Journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar, who has been serving in Kannada Prabha daily since 1995, was presented Development Journalism award for the year 2012 and the year 2013 award was conferred on Dr. Sadananda Perla, currently serving in the programmes section of Akashavani.

Dr. Narendra Rai Derla, a lecturer by profession and who had worked as a Sub-Editor of Taranga weekly magazine, was presented Environmental Journalism award for 2012 and journalist Deepak Sagar, who is working as a reporter of Vijayavani at Sagara in Shivamogga district, was presented the award for the year 2013.

Both TSR Memorial and Hanamantharaya awards comprised a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh each and a citation while the Development Journalism and Environmental Journalism awards carried a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each and a citation.

Veteran Journalist Arjun Deva, who spoke on behalf of the awardees, observed that the print media has not lost its sheen despite the advent of electronic media.

Speaking after presenting State awards to Senior Journalists, Siddharamaiah maintained that he had not reacted to media reports on him, whether positive or negative, ever since he entered politics over three decades ago.

Pointing out that the media should highlight the wrong doings and good work done by the Governments alike without any prejudice, the Chief Minister said that the people would like to see more fact based reports rather than speculative reports.

Regretting that the media, which is considered as the fourth pillar of democracy, is slowly falling into the lap of the corporate sector, the Chief Minister emphasised on the need for a more professional approach in media, which can benefit the society to a large extent.

Stating that he was extremely delighted to present the awards to eight distinguished journalists, Siddharamaiah wished that the awardees be emulated by budding journalists.

Information and Infrastructure Development Minister Roshan Baig presided.

Information and Public Relations Department Principal Secretary Dr. Nagalambika Devi, Awards Selection Panel head former Justice Arali Nagaraj, Information Department Director N.R. Vishu Kumar, Karnataka Media Academy Chairman M.A. Ponnappa and others were present at the function.

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