‘It is our duty to not just protect but also nurture & grow the digital ecosystem’
Tanmay Maheshwari, Chairman – DNPA, and MD-Amar Ujala, delivered the opening address at the e4m-DNPA Future of Digital Media Conference
The Digital News Publishers Association of India (DNPA) is dedicated to promoting the growth of the digital news ecosystem in India, said Tanmay Maheshwari, Chairman, DNPA and MD, Amar Ujala. He was speaking at the e4m-DNPA Future of Digital Media Conference in New Delhi.
In his welcome address, Maheshwari shared that DNPA believes a verified news ecosystem is the fundamental pillar of our democracy and all efforts must be put to promote as well as nurture this ecosystem.
According to Maheshwari, DNPA was set up just to do one thing - promote the digital news ecosystem, promote the verified news culture and fight against fake news.
“We regularly share our collective experiences and inputs through our consultation papers. This has been done on various matters linked to the policy as well as the big tech industry. We also provide a constructive platform for an open dialogue between all the stakeholders in this entire ecosystem. We, at DNPA, believe we have to co-exist, but at the same time, our values cannot be compromised,” he said.
Maheshwari further shared that journalism has been at the heart of DNPA. “We are blessed to be a part of an industry that has the power to educate and empower millions of minds. We take utmost pride in our work and each one of us is linked to this industry in some form or the other. And it is our duty not just to protect but also to nurture and grow the digital ecosystem, just like we have grown the print and television ecosystems, and this is the reason why the DNPA was born.”
He shared more on DNPA’s goals: “We embrace and promote the digital innovations, which are helping to build our nation in a different way. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Digital India has been embraced by one and all. Every journalist, in fact, everyone who is a part of this digital media news ecosystem, and in fact, the news media ecosystem has a responsibility to change the ignorance that covers the world. I'd like to dedicate this day to nothing but the truth as truth is always the strongest argument.”
