Senior journalist A Krishna Rao, speaking at the Janadharmadu MS Acharya 7th Memorial Lecture at Kakatiya University, warned that social media has blurred the line between truth and falsehood, fuelling misinformation. He emphasised neutrality in journalism, the importance of language, and the role of literature as society’s response.

Hanamkonda: The line between truth and falsehood has blurred due to the influence of social media, increasing the spread of misinformation, senior journalist A Krishna Rao said.

Delivering the ‘Janadharmadu MS Acharya 7th Memorial Lecture’ at Kakatiya University on Friday on “Shifting Standards” in Journalism and Literature, he said news should carry reality rather than colour or bias, and journalists must act with neutrality.

Rao stressed that a journ

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