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ministry of information and broadcasting Accuracy more important than speed in news communication and should be primary in the minds of communicators: Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur ******************************* For responsible media organisations maintaining public trust should be the highest guiding principle: Shri Anurag Thakur. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur has today said that, “presenting authentic information is the prime responsibility of media and that facts should be properly checked before they are put in the public domain”. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly 2022, the Minister said, “while speed with which the information is transmitted is important, 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. To that end he informed the audience of