National Press Day is observed on November 16 in India every year to honour the establishment of the Press Council of India (PCI). The PCI was set up as an independent entity to ensure journalism is free from outside meddling in order to maintain its high ethical standards.

On National Press Day, awareness campaigns and public talks are held about press freedom and media responsibilities, and awards are handed out for high-quality, ethical journalism. Below, we take a look at the history and significance of National Press Day, and how journalism fares in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

The establishment of the PCI came from the recommendations of the First Press Commission of 1956, as per the Press Information Bureau of India (PIB). The PCI was then established a decade later, o

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