It is a matter of great relief that a well-drawn investigation conducted by Meghalaya Police in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case has led to the arrest of the perpetrators of one of the most gruesome murders that the country has seen in recent times. It is equally important to note that a section of media outlets from across the country has tendered an unconditional apology for carrying out a baseless negative campaign against the hill state, for which tourism is a major revenue-generating economic activity. The apologies, however, came only after the Meghalaya government had threatened to drag to court a number of electronic news channels, news portals and newspapers and their respective editors by slamming defamation charges against them for painting a wrong picture of the state whose people are known for their amazing hospitality. While some media outlets had launched a campaign saying Meghalaya was an unsafe destination, one particular prominent and widely circulated multi-edition daily newspaper founded way back in 1838 had even gone to the condemnable extent of calling the place “crime-prone hills”. Another big-time editor whose family hails from the region and who is known for perpetually getting over-enthusiastic over any issue, too, was compelled to tender an unconditional apology to Meghalaya and its people for misreporting and passing inappropriate remarks about the state. It is important to note that following such apologies coming from the majority of erring editors, the Meghalaya government has decided not to proceed with defamation cases against those media outlets, their respective editors and other individuals who had made inflammatory remarks about the state following the tragic Sohra incident. What these media outlets probably should do now is to run a series of positive news stories about Meghalaya, including about its rich history, its great heroes who had fought the colonial powers, its language and culture, and its sweet, peace-loving and most hospitable people. These media outlets should also be asked to run free tourism campaigns for Meghalaya for three months in order to compensate for the damage they did.