Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday said if the journalists in the state wanted good governance from him, he also require good journalism in return.
Mr Deb was addressing the biennial conference of the Tripura Journalists' Union held at Agartala Press Club in Agartala.
"If you want good governance from me, I will also require good journalism from you," he said.
He underscored that there is always a relation between good governance and good journalism.
"Those who are running the government should keep in mind that they came to power due to peoples support. Party is just a platform.
Similarly, people are the main strength of the journalists too.
"If journalists think whatever they would broadcast or publish, people will believe or accept, it is not right", Mr Deb said.
Lauding journalists for their contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, he said, people were immensely benefitted due to positive and factual reporting.
Mr Deb said that the journalists should remember that their wrong reporting can cause harm to people.
"News report should be properly sourced from the concerned officials. And in any case, if official quote is not available, or they refuse to speak, that should also be mentioned in the report," Mr Deb said.
The Moon Might Be Much Older Than Previously Thought, New Study Confirms 10 Bangladeshi Hindus Detained in Tripura For Illegally Entering India Gold Worth Rs 1.74 Crore Seized At Indo-Bangladesh Border In Tripura Send Sheikh Hasina Back To Dhaka, Bangladesh Writes To India "Intention To Dupe UPSC": Ex-IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Denied Pre-Arrest Bail Software Engineer Loses Rs 11.8 Crore To "Digital Arrest" Scam In Bengaluru Ex Supreme Court Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed Rights Panel Chief Amid Hoax Bomb Calls, Delhi Cops Train Teachers To Deal With Threats Kremlin Rejects Reports Of Bashar Al-Assad's Wife Seeking Divorce Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.