Vijayawada, March 28 -- Indian Journalists union (IJU) president K Sreenivas Reddy on Saturday demanded the restoration of the Working Journalists Act, constitution of a new Wage Board, and enactment of fresh laws to safeguard media independence.
Addressing the eleventh plenary session of the IJU held here on Saturday, he said there had been no wage revision for journalists for nearly two decades, leaving them in conditions worse than those in the unorganised sector. "Democracy cannot function without a strong and independent press. Unfortunately, the media is not only being neglected but also systematically controlled by the State," he observed.
Sreenivas Reddy pointed out that basic issues such as regulated working hours and night duty ...