Social media beacon of hope for Press freedom: Rahul Singh

There is an urgent need to uphold the independence of media amid diverse challenges, coming either from the business houses or the powers-that-be, said Rahul Singh, an accomplished journalist, who has traversed his media journey through the turbulent times of militancy in Punjab and thereafter.

Delivering the inaugural memorial lecture at the Chandigarh Press Club, which he anchored as its president in the mid-eighties, Rahul Singh today said the transformation of times for journalists had been quite challenging over the years.

The lecture was dedicated to the club’s founders, presidents and senior members, who are no more. Speaking on the topic ‘Is the Media playing the role as a Watchdog of the Nation?’, Rahul Singh underlined that the challenges mediapersons face are diverse today compared to the period of Emergency. “But there is a big hope the way social media has been holding the flame for the cause of the society.”