Scribes seek better working condition on World Press Freedom

"Shrinking spaces" for the media, violence against journalists and sliding work conditions came up during a discussion on press freedom here today.
Senior journalists expressed concern over the situation during a panel discussion organised by the Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) to mark the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
A resolution was moved and adopted at the meeting, striving to uphold freedom of independent journalism in the interests of the creation of a just, fair, democratic and humane society, IWPC said in a statement.
The panelists included senior journalists and media professionals Neerja Choudhary, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mukesh Bharadwaj and Gurdeep Sappal.

"The meeting condemns the acts of violence faced by journalists at the workplace and in society, globally as well as within India and the deterioration in working conditions, unfair terms of contract and employment," the resolution said.
It called upon the government to uphold the rule of law in media establishments and to take steps that guarantee social security and decent wages for journalists.