[icernet] IT, media catalysts for social change

[Arul Selvan]

   DEAN Media Studies, Guru Jambheshwar University, Dr B.K. Kuthiala, 
said the advent of information technology has worked magic on our lives, 
completely transforming the world. He was speaking on the inaugural day 
of two-day seminar on ‘‘Media and Society: Contemporary Issues’’ 
organised by Punjabi University’s department of Journalism and Mass 
Communication. He said IT revolution had broken geographical, social and 
cultural barriers and is helping mass communication modes make a deep 
impact on the society.

Dr Kuthiala also stressed for wider interaction between various sections 
of the society to bring forth an environments of mutual understanding. 
Touching on the development of technology, he emphasised that even in 
the present structure, electronic media could bring about social change 
for the better.

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