Mangalore : Justice Micheal F Saldanha, Retired Karnataka High Court Judge said that Media in country work working effectively and are the finest in the world.
Speaking after inaugurating a UGC-SAP seminar on ‘Media, Culture and Politics’ organized by Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University on March 22, Tuesday, he said that media today has been harassed and tortured by judiciary of the country.
Today the media is getting worse in the form of paid news and publicity and 98% of the media houses are corrupt, he said.
Dinesh Amin Mattu, Assistant Editor, Prajavani Bangalore, delivering the keynote address on the occasion.
Prof .T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University, delivered the presidential address. Prof G.P Shivaram, Co-ordinator, UGC –SAP DRS-II and Chairman of MCJ welcomed the gathering and Dr.Waheeda Sultana Associate Prof, Dept of MCJ, proposed the vote of thanks.