J&K Newspapers Forum takes off
Will work for betterment of media fraternity: Raj Daluja
16/11/2018
JAMMU, Nov 15: Media Fraternity of Jammu and Kashmir is working in very complex situation as compared to rest of country, thus walking on the razor's edge for the past many years, facing pressures due to uncertainty.
With journalists, young reporters, press photographers, editors and media house are facing lot of difficulties while delivering their professional duties in Jammu and Kashmir.
Media houses in Jammu and Kashmir is face to face with numerous problems in terms of publication of Newspapers and other related expenses.
Keeping in view the prevailing circumstances many associations across J&K were formed to overcome these problems faced by the media fraternity but failed to achieve any tangible results.
Keeping in view above mentioned facts, Jammu and Kashmir Editors Forum (JKEF) and Jammu Editors Guild (JEG) after a marathon meeting held at winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir after Thread bare discussions, it was decided that that need of hour is to have such a coordination among the media forums of JK which will work for betterment, upliftment and strengthen of newspapers of J&K.
It was unanimously decided in the historical meeting that the Jammu and Kashmir Newspapers Forum (JKNF) came into existence.
Further, Forum will work for welfare of the journalist community as a whole with whole heartedly.
J&KNF will conduct seminars, symposiums and conference in future to educate journalists for positive journalism as well as about social responsibilities and will organise award functions for those journalists who have achieved feat in their respective fields.
Further it was decided during the meeting that Forum will stress upon the Govt to declare Newspaper as Industry.
Twenty member Core Committee will have decision power in any matter regarding the Forum (Ten from each organisation).
After every one year election would be conducted in a democratic and transparent manner to choose the chairman of the forum alternately.
Before concluding the meeting with positive note, Mr Raj Daluja editor (State times) was elected Chairman for first term of the forum.
Following twenty members will represent Forum at Every Fora.
AK Sawhney, Ram Kumar Dubey, Vijay Gupta, Vishal Chopra, Vinod Kumar, Sidharth Daluja, Subash Mehra, Rajiv Mahajan. Syed Iqbal Kazmi, Mohd Yasin, Zahoor Hashmi, Mohd Aslam, Farooq Wani, Rashid Rahil, Arshid Rasool, Zahoor Gulzar, Tariq Ali, Chasfeeda Shah, Nisar Peerzada, Umar Farooq.
Out of Twenty Members, Below Mentioned Eight Members will assist Chairman Raj Daluja to choke out Deliberations and Modatalites of the Forum.
Rashid Rahil, Farooq Wani, Arshid Rasool, Chasfeeda Shah, AK Sawhney, Vishal Chopra, Vijay Gupta, Ram Kumar Dubey.
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