Journalists and social media users should be ready for a rethink as journalism changes into peddling of falsehoods and half-truths owing to competition, Speaker A.N. Shamseer has said.

He was speaking after inaugurating the S. Anil Radhakrishnan memorial meet and book release here on Monday. The event was held to mark the fourth death anniversary of Anil, former Chief of Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram, The Hindu.