New Delhi, Jun 6 (UNI) The All India Newspaper Editors’ Conference has urged the Centre and states to provide adequate protection to journalists and to reform government advertising policies to ensure the survival of small and medium newspapers, warning that economic pressures and attacks on the press threaten grassroots journalism and democratic accountability.
At its Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference held on Saturday at Tej Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, under National President Ramesh Gupta, editors and representatives from across the country deliberated on journalist safety, press freedom, and the growing challenges facing small and medium publications.