New Delhi: Journalists should value accuracy more than speed and prioritise truth over trends, Press Council of India Chairperson Justice Ranjana Desai said on Sunday.

Addressing the National Press Day function here, Desai said that the press was facing several challenges and the most worrisome was the loss of press credibility.

“The arbitrary use of technology in mass communication has led to a growing spread of misinformation,” she said, adding that the responsibility of journalists in such trying times has become more onerous.

“Their work does not end with reporting an event; it extends to verify facts, interpret them accurately and place them in perspective and not create news,” Desai said at the function attended by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and PTI CE

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