{"id":494151,"date":"2023-11-16T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=494151"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:50:05","slug":"national-press-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/lifestyle\/national-press-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Press Day: Election Commission shares archival photo of press conference from 1967 | Watch here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the occasion of National Press Day, the Election Commission of India shared an archival photo of a press conference from 1967. The National Press Day is observed every year on November 16 to celebrate the importance of a free and responsible press in a democratic society. The day also commemorates the establishment of the Press Council of India, which acts as a regulatory body for the news media industry in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing the archival photo on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Election Commission of India said that the picture is of a press conference from 1967, addressed by then Chief Election Commissioner KVK Sundaram.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalPressDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalPressDay2023<\/a> : archival photo of a press conference from 1967, addressed by then CEC KVK Sundaram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ij1gJyBIgw\">pic.twitter.com\/ij1gJyBIgw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpokespersonECI\/status\/1725034739911074095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, several political leaders also extended their greetings to the journalists on the occasion of National Press Day. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur took to X and wrote that a free press forms the bedrock of democracy and is rightly regarded as its fourth pillar. He also saluted all the journalists who dedicatedly perform their duties in a responsible, unbiased and professional manner, bringing news and educating masses on a variety of issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Greetings to all the media personnel on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalPressDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalPressDay<\/a>. A free press forms the bedrock of democracy and is rightly regarded as its fourth pillar.<br><br>I salute all the journalists who dedicatedly perform their duties in a responsible, unbiased, and professional manner, bringing us\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Anurag Thakur (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@ianuragthakur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ianuragthakur\/status\/1725050134881616245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also extended his best wishes to all journalist friends on the National Press Day. He said that journalists are vigilant sentinels of democracy. He also congratulated all the journalists for continuously serving democracy with impartiality and fearlessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b &#39;\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0935\u0938&#39; \u0915\u0940 \u0922\u0947\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092c\u0927\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092e\u0902\u0917\u0932\u092e\u092f \u0936\u0941\u092d\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0902!<br><br>\u0906\u092a \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u091c\u0917 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<br><br>\u0928\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0924\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092d\u092f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0924\u0924 \u0930\u0924 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0924 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0925\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0915 \u0905\u092d\u093f\u0928\u0902\u0926\u0928! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eeSiCG7MPy\">pic.twitter.com\/eeSiCG7MPy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yogi Adityanath (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@myogiadityanath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/myogiadityanath\/status\/1724961422403350844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Extending warm greetings on the occasion, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the free press is the cornerstone of democracy and gives voice to the people. He further asked masses to pledge to safeguard the independence of the fourth pillar of democracy and empower the people with unbiased information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Warm greetings to journalists and media persons on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalPressDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalPressDay<\/a>. Free press is the cornerstone of democracy and gives voice to the people. Let\u2019s pledge to safeguard the independence of the fourth pillar of democracy and empower the people with unbiased information. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gXZPZktgAC\">pic.twitter.com\/gXZPZktgAC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Naveen_Odisha\/status\/1724994303867445651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also conveyed greetings to the journalists stating them to be the guardians of truth. He added that journalist\u2019s words shape their reality, shedding light on the stories that matter. He also extended gratitude to the fraternity for their unwavering dedication to journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Regards to the guardians of truth on National Press Day!<br><br>Your words shape our reality, shedding light on the stories that matter. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to journalism! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalPressDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalPressDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sm8xfFiof\">pic.twitter.com\/1sm8xfFiof<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMofKarnataka\/status\/1725046731572690974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Press Day is observed every year on November 16 to celebrate the importance of a free and responsible press in a democratic society. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":494153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[98636,1532,110599],"tags":[97984,3130,161260],"yst_prominent_words":[],"ppma_author":[140543],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/16151507\/Capture-92.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":140543,"user_id":4,"is_guest":0,"slug":"apnnewsdesk","display_name":"APN Live","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/478eacb893eda88aa6ed8d99b005bf58?s=96&r=g"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494151"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=494151"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=494151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- html is corrupted -->