CREATE MEDIA IMAGES CAUTIOUSLY MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI

In an obvious reference to the attack on NEW York’ s landmarks and Washington’ s Pentagon, the former union minister for information & Broadcasting Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said it is a defining moment in the history of mankind and we are indeed passing through difficult times.In this context he said that media attention demands sensitivity and in the name of sacred right to know media must not unwittingly tout for violence.
The former minister was delivering the valedictory address to the students of Asian Academy of Film & Television .Describing television as the most powerful medium of mass communication,he exhorted television journalists to use their skills with care as the images on the screen have a profound influence on shaping our ethics and our thoughts.Earlier welcoming the distinguished guests and the members of the national press , Prof Sandeep Marwah paid homage to those who had lost their lives in the USA.One minute silence was observed by the large gathering in the auditorium.Media baron and the managing editor of the Dainik jagran group of newspapers Sanjay Gupta said that television journalism being far more difficult to handle than print journalism, it is indeed a challenging vocation.He also asked the television journalists to handle television news with sensitivity.The renowned Delhi based music director Jawahar Wattal who was also present on the occasion wished that intensive training in sound recording might be provided by Asian Academy Of Film & Television.