The State government may act as a facilitator in providingsatellite connection to all the channels in Goa.
“The government is planning to provide a common platform toall Goan channels and act as a facilitator by giving the channels a satelliteconnection,” said Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar.
Parrikar was speaking at the 6th Anniversary function ofPrudent Media at Miramar, Panjim.
“A government can function better only when the media andthe Opposition are active,” Parrikar said. The media should be given freedom toperform so that the government can perform better, the chief minister said.
Chairman of Fomento Resources, Audut Timblo who was theGuest of Honour at the function stressed on the need of a journalist traininginstitute.
“Sometimes a journalist doesn’t know to raise properquestions. We need to train journalist and therefore it is necessary to have atraining institute,” Timblo observed.
Parrikar offered to give financial assistance to anyinstitution that comes forward to manage a training insitute.
Editor of Prudent Media welcomed while General Manager SoniaKuncalienkar proposed a vote of thanks.
Every year Prudent Media honours staff that complete fiveyears. This year too nine staff members were honoured at the hands of AudutTimblo. Gurudas Sawal, Loukik Shilkar, Eknath Shirodkar, Shilpa Raghu, GretaMenezes, Surendra Madkaikar, Mayur Naik, Sunita Metry and Tasleem Nawar who completed five years of their service atPrudent Media were honoured.
On the occasion Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar released aset of DVDs compiled of various programs telecast at Prudent. These DVDs willbe made available at all leading music stores in Goa.
Prudent Media has stepped into the 7th year since itsinception in 2006. The channel had telecast its first news bulletin on October2, 2006. Initially, the channel aired only news bulletins in three differentlanguages. Later, it also started producing informative and entertainmentfeatures.
Prudent Media has the distinction of being the first tobring LIVE telecast of the Goa Assembly Session proceedings from 2008. Variousdebates on current issues are conducted regularly on Prudent Media.
