RSS should end challenge of misinformation: President

Kathmandu, Feb 19: President Ram Chandra Paudel has said that responsible news agencies like Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) should inform the people by disseminating true, factual, impartial and official news at a time when attempts are being made to mislead the people from wrong and fake information. 

In a message today on the occasion of 63rd anniversary of RSS, the President said that the media houses like RSS should move ahead by facing challenges that have emerged from the increasing trend of misuse of social networking sites.    

"I consider the value-based unique, investigative and research writings in line with the principle of journalism and code of ethics serve the interests of the readers by protecting the essence and life of news. The recent reform made by RSS in diversification of RSS services, publications, training and infrastructure development is praiseworthy," the President said.

The President has expressed the confidence that RSS would move ahead as a more competitive, efficient and leading news agency to provide qualitative, factual, official and credible news as per the interests of its readers and service-recipients in the changing context brought by modernization and globalization.  

The state-run RSS should remain further responsible, credible and accountable to ensure citizen's right to information ensured by the constitution, the President added.(RSS)

President Paudel has extended best wishes to the RSS journalists and management committee to develop the organization as a modern, development and model news agency by further revising and reforming its news services, taking lessons learnt so far.  (RSS)