A delegation (of union) will attend the 28th triennial plenary session of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) at Rajgir (Bihar). The four-day conference opens on February 19.
The Bihar Chief Minister, Sri Nitish Kumar inaugurates it. Over a thousand delegates from all over India will attend the session which is being held in Bihar after 36 years.
The conference will discuss among other issues, the raging controversy on system of paid news and erasing the thin line between advertisements and news. A demand for a new media commission to inquire into the state of print and electronic media industry is also
on the agenda.
on the agenda.
The convention will discuss among other issues the demand for wage revision in the newspaper industry, ethical conduct in the media world, new Press Commission and security of journalists on hazardous assignment.
The session will also discuss the draft memorandum to be presented in the Wage Boards for journalists and newspaper employees which will hold its meetings at different cities.
IFWJ president K. Vikram Rao is the journalist representative on these wage boards.
- Asian Tribune -
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