Govt asks media to do self-introspection on paid news syndrome

CHANDIGARH: Government today asked the media to do "self-introspection" on how the paid news syndrome can affect its credibility and said a solution should come from within the media and not outside.

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"As far as paid news syndrome is concerned, the media needs to do self-introspection on how it can affect their credibility. Media stakeholders should deeply ponder over this. The solution has to come from within the media industry and not from outside," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told a news conference here.