Why? Because in a democracy, a well-informed media = stronger elections. And with 95 crore voters, even small misunderstandings can shake public trust. CEC Gyanesh Kumar didn’t just talk; he showed them how Booth Level Officers (over 12 lakh of them!) keep voter lists updated like a living document. He revealed how Polling & Counting Agents from parties are embedded into the system; not as spectators, but as watchdogs. Journalists even got to simulate vote counting and roll revision; hands-on, not just theory. Because if the press gets it wrong, the public gets misled. This isn’t about PR. It’s about prevention. Imagine if every media house understood why electoral rolls change, or how EVMs are secured, or why agents matter. Misinformation would die before it spreads. India’s democracy runs on trust; and now, the EC is making sure the press is part of the system, not just watching from the outside.