IJU NEC meeting held on July 7, 2020

The National Executive Committee of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) elected K Sreenivas Reddy, a veteran leader of the journalists trade union movement in the country, President of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the largest and most representative organisation of the working journalists in the country. The National Executive Committee at its emergency meeting at Press Club of India in New Delhi on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Amar Devulapalli who was appointed as the National Media Adviser by the Andhra Pradesh Government.

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The Indian Journalists Union’s (IJU) two-day 9th Plenary, hosted by the Punjab and Chandigarh Journalists Union (PCJU) was held at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar on 27-28 October, 2018, with over 270 delegates from 16 States attending. The plenary discussed the burning issues affecting the fourth estate of democracy. It covered a range of issues and challenges concerning the safety of journalists and freedom of the media, a new wage board for journalists, Media Council, Committees to look into sexual harassment of women journalists at workplace, with the participants expressing apprehension over the rise of intolerance and atrocities against journalists across India.

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The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) participate in an International Conference on “Freedom of Expression: Facing Up to the Threat”, took place on July 24-25, 2017 in Doha, Qatar. The four member IJU team of President S N Sinha vice President Sabina Indirjit, Secretary B S Jammu and NC member M A Majid represented the IJU as part of 200 participants from around the world. The participants then converged on Al Jazeera where a solidarity rally was held in the newsroom. Al Jazeera Arabic interrupted its programme to report on the rally which included messages by leaders, holding placards confirming that journalists are not criminals and reaffirming their support for Al Jazeera journalists.

The latest issues of “Scribes News” an official journal published by the Indian Journalists Union is presented to the Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rastrapati Bhawan by a delegation led by IJU President S N Sinha. The delegation includes Secretary General D Amar, Vice President Sabina Inderjit, Press Council members K Amarnath & Prabhat K Dash, IJU treasurer P N Bhargawa, Sushil Silvano of Lucknow and Hari Kumar of Delhi. The IJU brought to the notice of the Hon’ble President on the growing attack on media in the country. Shri Pranab Mukherjee shared his views on the safety of journalists and changing trends in media.

CONGRATS MAHARASHTRA!
Congratulations to the Maharashtra Government for taking the lead in enacting the first ever law in the country to protect the media and journalists, who have been paying a heavy price for upholding their right to “free and fearless reporting” of news and views. The Maharashtra Media Persons and Media Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, 2017, adopted by both the Houses of the State’s legislature early this month, covers all journalists and media organizations and makes the attacks on journalists and media establishments punishable with both fines and jail terms. The Act, however, also penalizes its wilful misuse by journalists or media organizations.
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