Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): The public relations department stays in contact with the media to present true facts and a correct picture about the company.
Reason (R): News about a company can get distorted if it is taken from sources other than the company.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): The public relations department stays in contact with the media to present true facts and a correct picture about the company. — True. This is part of the press release function of the public relations department.
Reason (R): News about a company can get distorted if it is taken from sources other than the company. — True. When the media take news about a company from other sources, the facts may come out wrong.
Why R explains A?
If the media do not get facts from the company, they may pick up news from other sources. Such news can be wrong. So the public relations department stays in touch with the media and gives them the true facts. The risk of distorted news is the cause of this contact.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “2. Press release: Information about the organisation needs to be presented in a positive manner in the press. Generating news requires skill in developing and researching a story and getting the media to accept press releases is a difficult task. The public relations department is in contact with the media to present true facts and a correct picture about the company. Otherwise news can get distorted if taken from other sources.” |