India’s first Web Media Summit 2023 was organized by Web Journalists Association of India (WJAI) in Patna on October 28 to 29. The Summit was inaugurated by Bihar Information and Public Relations Minister Sanjay Jha, Former General Secretary of Editors Guild and Patron of Association N. K. Singh, and media veterans Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Dwivedi, former Director General of IIMC.
On the inaugural day on Saturday, the Bihar Information and Public Relations Minister Sanjay Jha while addressing the inaugural session of ‘Web Media Summit 2023’ said that today rural people are the biggest consumers of web media. Their trust in web media needs to be taken care of. The souvenirs published for the summit were also released by the chief guests.
The two day event witnessed a congregation of the eminent personalities from various media houses like TV-9, Nav Bharat Times Digital, Punjab Kesari, and others.
The summit primarily focused on the future of journalism and the societal responsibilities of journalists.
Led by Anand Kaushal National President, the WJAI represents web journalists from across the country. It is a Web Journalists’ Standards Authority (WJSA) of news publishers registered as a Self-Regulatory Body by (SRB) the Union Information & Broadcasting Ministry of India under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Codes) Rules 2021. The WJAI managing committee comprises a High Court Justice (Retd), senior journalists, bureaucrats and educationists. WJAI aims to protect the freedom of web journalists, enhance the standard of web journalism in India, and address readers’ complaints.
