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New Delhi: Renowned film personality and educationist Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry honoured by H.E. Mrs Lineo Irene Mabusuela High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to India at the High commission on the completion of three years of being chair of Indo Lesotho Film And Cultural Forum.

“We are happy to be associated with Dr. Sandeep Marwah and International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry as our Partners in progress. It is quite satisfactory with the progress we are making in the promotion and development of Indo Lesotho relations,” expressed H.E. Mrs Lineo Irene Mabusuela High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho while handing over the appreciation certificate to Marwah.

“It is a pleasure to work for the kingdom of Lesotho. The beautiful country has a lot to offer to cinema and culture. We have been earlier appreciated by the office of Prime Minister of Lesotho. I am feeling elevated on receiving this appreciation. We have planned many events and a new post covid strategy to highlight Lesotho in India,” said Sandeep Marwah thanking the High Commission.

 Mophethe Sekamane Counsellor at High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Rajiv Mathur Director ICMEI were also present there to witness the moments.

New Delhi: ICMEI- Indo Lesotho Film And Cultural Forum has completed its three years of existence. In between these ample has been done. The Cultural Forum has taken the responsibility to popularize the country and its culture to its best in India.

“It is a great honor to present the Patronship to the High Commissioner of Lesotho. India and Lesotho are good friends, I am confident that we will be able to take our relations to next level under the leadership of Her Excellency,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry while handing over the Patron Ship of the forum to H.E. Mrs Lineo Irene Mabusuela High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to India.

“What a pleasure to be now part of this beautiful forum created earlier. I am sure cultural diplomacy is the fastest way to reach to the heart of people. Together we will create buzz of Lesotho- India relationship,” said H.E. Mrs Lineo Irene Mabusuela High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho to India.

Mrs Lineo obtained M.A. on Governance & Political Transformation in the University of the Free State (Republic of South Africa), Bachelor of Arts of Laws in University of Roma, Lesotho and the Certificate in Public International Law in Den Haag Netherlands.

Earlier She has been the Member of Parliament in National Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Deputy Minister in Ministry of Home Affairs, Public Safety & Parliamentary Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho, She was also Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Law and Public Safety at National Assembly Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Member of the Portfolio Committee on the Prime Minister’s Ministries and Departments Maseru of the Kingdom of Lesotho.

• New Delhi: The only and the most prestigious organization in Public Relations- Public Relations Society of India honored Dr. Sandeep Marwah with the PRSI Leadership National Award in the gracious presence of Hon. Baby Rani Maurya The Governor of State of Uttaranchal and Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Hon. Union Minister for Education Government of India.
• Dr. Ajit Pathak thanked all the 3000 members in 30 chapters all over India. He read the message of Shri M. Vankaiah  Naidu Vice President of India and congratulated all the awardees present there to receive their National Award. ”I am feeling proud to announce these awards to the most deserving people of India. I am sure these awards will motivate them to enhance their capacity  of their respective work and bring India to higher platform,” said Dr. Ajit Pathak National President of PRSI.
• Dr. Sandeep Marwah, 40 years in media with seven World Records to his credit, is the founder of Noida Film City & Marwah Studios, Chancellor of  AAFT University of Media And Arts, Managing Director of National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Ltd, and National Chairman for Media And Entertainment Committee BIS Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Government of India.He is also the Chief Scout For India.
• Philippe Borremans President International Public Relation Association, Y. Babji Secretary General PRSI and many dignities from all over the country and abroad were present on the occasion.
• .Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), the national association of PR practitioners was established in 1958 to promote the recognition of public relations as a profession and to formulate and interpret to the public the objectives and the potentialities of public relations as a strategic management function.

New Delhi: There is a bombardment of information from all over. It is sometimes difficult to handle so much of sound and visuals presented to you via digital and traditional media. In between you are also feed with fake news. It is important to know what fake news is all about. Any false or misleading content presented as news and communicated in formats spanning spoken, written, printed, electronic, and digital communication is called fake news,” explained Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios in a webinar on Fake News on the second day of 9^th Global Festival of Journalism Noida 2021

“The availability to express yourself on social media has raised the level of fake news be it a Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or blogs. You actually start believing in these news,” said Suniel Parashar senior journalist & PR Consultant.

“Fake news can reduce the impact of real news by competing with it. It also has the potential to undermine trust in serious media coverage The term has at times been used to cast doubt upon legitimate news,” added Anoop Bose Broadcaster &  Senior Lawyer of Supreme Court. “Fake News have no basis in fact, but are presented as being factually accurate. It also refers to stories that are fabricated that obtain little to no verifiable facts,” said Onkeshwar Pandey CEO & Editor in Chief New Observer Post.

Arvind Kumar Singh Senior Journalist Rajya Sabha Television identifies seven types of fake news-satire or parody, false connection, misleading content, false context, impostor content, made-up sources, manipulated content and fabricated content. Rajesh Badal  Senior Journalist and advisor in many organizations spoke of information pollution and distinguishes between three types of problems: ‘mis-information’, ‘dis-information’, and ‘mal-information.

Sunil Dang former Member of Press Council of India and CEO Day After Magazine suggested that you must Consider the source, read beyond the headline, check the authors, assess the supporting sources, check the date of publication, ask if it is a joke, ask experts and that will reduce the chances of fake news in the publications.

“Fake news and disinformation is spread all over social media, such as Twitter, every day. More than 6.6 million tweets linking to fake and conspiracy news publishers around the 2016 campaign. However many fake news stories do not follow the pattern. Organized blocks or accounts coordinate to create a longer lifecycle for this fake news information,” added Meena K Iyer Film Critic and Journalist.

A poster of Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi was released by the dignities to mark respect to truthful journalism. Vote of thanks was proposed by Sushil Bharti Broadcasting Director of Marwah Studios.

Mumbai: Renowned film producer of short films Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Chancellor of AAFT University of Media And Arts, the first film university of the Country, has been renominated to the executive body of Film Federation of India -the mother body of Cinema in the country.

Sandeep Marwah has created seven World records in films, television and media. He is the founder of Noida Film City and trainer to 19000 media professionals hailing from 145 countries of the World. Marwah has been honoured with honorary doctorates many times from different Universities. He has also been titled Best Citizen of India by The Scouts Guides Organization. Recently he has been appointed as National Chairman of Media And Entertainment Committee of BIS Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Shri S. Thanu from South India is the new President of Film Federation of India. Shri Firdausul Hasan, Shri C. Kalyan, Shri T. P. Aggarwal, Shri L. Suresh, Shri Nitin N. Datar, Shri N. M. Suresh, Shri Rajendar Singh, Shri G. P. Vijaya Kumar and Shri Bajrang Lal Agarwal are elected as Vice Presidents of the Organization.

Shri Ravi Kottarakara and Shri Hirachand Dand been elected as Hon. Secretary,   Shri Sangram Shirke as Treasurer and Supra Sen is the Secretary General of the Federation.

Raipur: One of the biggest achievements of 9^th Global Festival of Journalism 2021 is the launching of new radio station under the name and title of radioraipur.fm on the second day of the festival -13^th February, celebrated as World Radio Day.

“We are fulfilling our commitment to the state of Chhattisgarh, Republic of India by launching Radio raipur.fm, as it was decided last year that this new Radio Station will be launched on World Radio Day i.e., 13^th February, and will provide enough information, education and entertainment to the people of the state in particular and rest of the country in general, so the action has taken place. I am thankful to the complete staff and administration of Marwah Studios in supporting my decision,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios while introducing the program.

“It is my proud privilege to inaugurate the new powerful radio station today online from Mumbai for a station in Raipur whereas mastered and controlled by Delhi and Noida. This is what pandemic has taught us to work from different places at the same time. I congratulate Sandeep Marwah and his complete team for contributing enough to the media and entertainment industry. His contribution now cannot be ignored by the members of this industry. I hope radio will serve its purpose and will turn out to be an asset for city of Raipur,” said Rahul Rawail renowned film director and former head of jury for National awards.

We are in radio business now for more than 10years. Our experience is enough to launch another Radio Station. I am sure Radio Raipur will soon become as popular as radio Noida the first station of Noida whereas Radio Raipur is also the first digital station of Raipur. I am indebted to Sandeep Marwah for trusting the team. We assure you that next year we will be opening another station in Mumbai,” said Sushil Bharti Director Broadcasting Marwah Studios.

There is no end to creativity and Marwah Studios is the generating point of innovative ideas. I am sure soon we will be given some another interesting news by the central office of Marwah Studios and Asian Education Group. We at Raipur more than excited to be a part of raipurradio.fm,” said Director AAFT University of Media And Arts.

Ashok Tyagi Secretary General International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry proposed vote of thanks and promised to create ground for next year launching of Radio Mumbai. The event was supported by World Peace Development And Research Foundation, International Journalism Centre, International Public Broadcasting Forum and International Film And Television Research Centre.

New Delhi: Dr. Sandeep Marwah seven times World Record Holder is the only media person to be nominated Chancellor of the media & Arts University, Chief Scout For India and National Chairperson of media & Entertainment upgradation Committee of Government of India in Ministry of Consumer Welfare and Public Distribution.

“I admire his passion for work. He is an asset to the country of India,” said Ram Kumar Verma Member Parliament Rajya Sabha while presenting the International Media Guru Award to Dr. Sandeep Marwah in a grand function on the occasion of 6th annual Global Star Award at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.

“We are proud of Sandeep Marwah and his achievements. He is a well-known international person with ample work to his credit. He has set an example to the World,” added Parvesh Verma Member Parliament Lok Sabha.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah has so far been honoured with seven Honorary Doctorates and hundreds of national and international awards for his untiring contribution to films, television, media, art and culture. He has been nominated by more than 50 countries of the World as their cultural Ambassador.

Dr. Marwah is a case study in 35 countries of the World and has been also honored in British Parliament, Bavarian Parliament, Wales Parliament other than Indian Parliament. Dr. Marwah is the founder of Noida Film City, Marwah Studios and AAFT University. He has taught and trained 19000 media professions from 145 countries of the World.

“I am thankful to everyone present here for your love and affection. My mission is to bring love, peace and unity through art and culture,” thanked Sandeep Marwah.

Noida: India is the only country where in this age of digitization new Newspapers have been given license to publish in different languages. Yes the literacy is increasing in India which is a good sign. On the other hand, many newspapers had to see the dark side of the moon and closed down. On one side new TV Channels are applying for license but older ones are packing up their business,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of the festival on the first day of Global Festival of Journalism Noida 2021 online initiating the discussion and celebrating International Journalism Day

“Global festival of Journalism is a wonderful platform for all of us belonging to diplomatic corps. It has given us an international exposure towards journalism in relation to India, where we are based. I wish all the success to the festival,” said H.E. Muhammed Cengic Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to India.

“Social media has taken over the traditional media be it a print or television. These newspapers and channels have to look for high quality of information and programming to reestablish their creditability and viewership and readership. The exclusive coverage is required,” said H.E. Marjan Cencen Ambassador of Slovenia to India.

Puneet Khare senior Journalist from Mumbai, Kumar Rakesh Senior Journalist, Raman Pandey Group Editor India News World, Mohammad Azad Editor In Chief Jai Hind Janab, Mukesh Tyagi Spokes Person for BJP, R.P.Raghuvanshi Editor In Chief of Chetna Manch also expressed their views on the subject and covered many important points while talking to the large ordiance.

A poster of Shaheed Bhagat Singh was released to remember his contribution to the independence movement of the nation. A new bulletin PEHEL prepared by the students of AAFT School of Mass Communication And Journalism was also presented for release.

Sushil Bharti Festival Director proposed vote of thanks. The event was supported by AAFT University of Media And Arts, WPDRF-World Peace Development And Research Foundation, & ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

New Delhi: International Journalism Centre was created to bring love, peace and unity through journalism. IJC also shaped 12^th February as the International Journalism Day and to mark respect to this auspicious day a Global Festival of Journalism was launched way back in 2012 informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Global Festival of Journalism.

“The responsibility of the journalist is bigger than any other citizen of the country. What you write or show as news definitely effects the minds and hearts of people. Never over exaggerate to create sensation in the community. Journalism can bring    lots of love peace and unity if it is handled properly,” said Lt. Gen. K.M. Seth the former Governor of Chhattisgarh on the inauguration of 9^th Global Festival of Journalism Noida 2021 but this time online.

I congratulate IJC and ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry for such an exclusive international event covering almost all the countries of the World. I am happy that I am part of this inauguration function where love Peace and Unity is discussed which is need of the hour,” said H.E. Lino Irene Molise Mabusela High Commissioner of Lesotho Kingdom.

“We need not to change the definition of Journalism. Let journalist be the real informer of news. You lose love, peace and unity when wrong reporting is done without research. Lets join together to create a better world through simple representation of facts and not false news,” added Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra Chancellor of Shobhit University.

“Journalism teaching and learning needs a very cautious attention. There is a huge difference between just a writer and the journalist, and the distinction is awareness &   responsibility,” said Prof. K.G. Suresh Senior Journalist and Vice Chancellor of Makkhanlal Chaturvedi University.

Giving examples of wrong and propagative reporting Mohd. Ali Rabbani Cultural Counselor of Embassy of Iran expressed that journalism is not only the oldest but most responsible profession on earth.

Dr. Abu Jazer ABED Media Advisor Embassy of Palestine, Bhupesh Raseen Chairman Mobile Advisory Committee also spoke on the occasion. A poster of International Journalism Day-12^th February was released by the dignities. Sushil Bharti Director Broadcasting Marwah Studios proposed vote of thanks.

The event was live to more than 1.5 million people through social media and attended by more than thousands of journalists’ members of International Journalism Centre. The event was supported by WPDRF-World Peace Development And Research Foundation, School of Mass Communication And Journalism of AAFT University of Media And Arts.