World needs free, rigorous and objective information: Pope Leo

The Pope said journalism should be "freed from unfair competition and from the degrading practice of so-called clickbait," he said. PTI executives were among those present

The world needs free, rigorous and objective journalism, otherwise people will be unable to distinguish between "fact and fiction" and "true and false", as in totalitarian rules, Pope Leo said on Thursday.

He said free access to information is a pillar that upholds the edifice of our societies. "For this reason we are called to defend it (freedom of press) and guarantee it," he said. Read More

In an address to invited executives of global news agencies at the Vatican , the Pope said journalism should be "freed from unfair competition and from the degrading practice of so-called clickbait," he said. PTI executives