Jiribam journalists stir
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 28 2013 :
To register protest over death threat and abusing of a Jiribam based reporter from certain quarters, Jiribam based journalists under the aegis of the All Jiribam Working Journalists' Union (AJWJU) has decided to cease services from today.
This was decided during an emergency meeting of AJWJU convened today following a death threat to a journalist and abusing of a reporter during a press meet.
Strongly condemning the threats to journalist, the AJWJU emergency meeting resolved to appeal editors of State dailies to black out news relating to Jiribam as a token of solidarity to the cause until an amicable solution is brought about.
The AJWJU further unanimously resolved to remind all concerned to bring their grievances, regarding news report, to the notice of the Journalists' Union with supporting evidences before directly dealing with the reporter/correspondent concerned.