Vartha Bharati's Sathya K among three journalists selected for 'Rajesh Shibaje Journalism Award'
Ajekar: ‘The Rajesh Shibaje Madhyama Gaurava’ award named after the late Karnataka Press Academy’s Award-winning journalist Rajesh Shibaje was announced for Vartha Bharati’s senior journalist Satya K. Mangaluru, News Channel Head Durgakumar Nayarkere, and cartoonist Badri Purohit Koppala.
Journalist Forum’s Udupi District President, Dr. Shekar Ajekar said that the Journalists Forum Bangalore announced the award for the aforementioned three achievers for their contributions to the field of media and journalism for the past 3 years.
Award Winners’ Introduction
Satya K
With her unwavering dedication to journalistic duties, through her humane and special reports in the Vartha Bharati newspaper, Satya K has remarkably attracted the reader’s attention. The B.Com graduate received 18 months of training at the Janavahini Media and served as the Sub Editor for 3 years for the Janavahini newspaper. After having worked as the Sub Editor for 18 years and District Correspondent, she is currently working as a senior journalist. She has grown as the coast’s leading female journalist and is known in the reader’s circle for primarily focusing on reports reflecting human concern and special accounts.
Durgakumar Nayarkere
Durgakumar Nayarkere, who has been working as a journalist for the past 25 years at Sullia, has made a name for himself in both print and visual media. Although he is a journalist by profession, he tends to focus on aspects such as research, literature, organization and is active by nature. Currently, he is working as the head of the Suddi news channel, Suddi News Website, and also the regional reporter for Sulya at the Kannada Prabha Newspaper.
Durgakumar has made new impressions in the press with his creative writing and become a people’s favourite by attracting the audience with his thought-provoking writings and intellectually stimulating speech.
He has written more than 2000 articles ranging from topics touching rural development, current issues, humanitarian instances, and other subjects. He has directed more than 10 documentaries and shown hundreds of special stories revealing the realities of the rural regions to the world. He has achieved new heights in journalism by showcasing the development and prosperity of the rural areas.
He has won various awards and accolades for his contribution to the field of journalism.
Badari Purohit Koppala
After having worked as a satirist and cartoonist for more than 15 years, Badari Purohit Koppala has become a prominent cartoonist in the state and is recognized for his satirical outtakes. In 2017, he won first place in the state-level satire competition organized by the ‘Nage Mugulu’ humour magazine. He has won the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award and the Karnataka Vyangyachitra Chitrakala Ratna Award. Along with the Hoogaru Madhyama Award from the Bangalore Media Club, he has won various awards for his creative satirical takes.
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SC seeks Samay Raina, other social media influencers’ presence in court for 'ridiculing' disabled
New Delhi, May 5 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought the presence of five social media influencers, including "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, on a plea of an NGO which alleged that they ridiculed persons with a rare disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) on their show.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the Mumbai Commissioner of Police to serve notice on the five influencers to ensure their presence in the court, failing which coercive action will be taken.
The bench also sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on the PIL of NGO 'Cure SMA Foundation of India' for direction on regulating social media content concerning disabled people and persons with rare disorders.
The bench termed the influencers ridiculing such people as "damaging" and "demoralising" and said some serious remedial and punitive action was needed so that these things don't happen again.
"This is very, very damaging and demoralising. There are statutes which try to bring these people into the mainstream, and with one incident, the entire effort goes. You should think of some remedial and punitive action within the law," the bench told senior advocate Aprajita Singh, appearing for the NGO.
Observing that the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression is not absolute, the bench said no one can be allowed to demean anybody under the garb of the right and mulled framing guidelines on social media content concerning the disabled and people with rare disorders.
The NGO had referred to the deficiencies in the existing legal framework and urged the bench to formulate guidelines on online content.
