“With the revolution in information and technology, the writers are not getting the recognition they deserve,” said MIC Director Prof Buroshiva Dasgupta.
Speaking after inaugurating a seminar on ‘Mass media and culture’ organised by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Mangalore University here on Sunday, he said with the revolution in information and technology, writer (author) is no longer a creator. He gathers information from the available sources.
He said communication satellites, computer network and digitisation have brought in changes in the media world. With digitisation, it was possible to transfer visual, sound, and data to anywhere in the world.
Prof Dasgupta said “today language of science and language of culture of humanity have come together. Everything has been reduced to numbers with the help of digitisation. New media has changed lifestyle, We speak in the computer language. We write in SMS language. The language has become more mechanical and is deprived of emotions.” The technology has destroyed the geographical boundaries around the world, he added.
Prof Kushal Kumar said technological advancements have made the world exciting.
However, one need to be cautious of these technology. With the help of Google earth website, we can locate where the Prime Minister’s car is parked in the Parliament. So it is impossible to provide security to Parliament with the help of army.  
He said “with the use of mobile phones, we have lost our private life.
We have become public figure. Human relationship is dying. Misuse of technology has made even fiction a reality.”
Mangalore University MCJ department Chairman Prof K V Nagaraj said “reality is only an illusion. All types of  ideals are vanishing. Mass media has changed the social set up. We are in dilemma whether journalism has become public relation or public relation has become journalism. We need to worry over the declining standards of journalism.”
Prof Subramani said “we need to preserve heritage by utilising the technology.”