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Press Statement Draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards – A clarification from the Free Media Movement09 Jul, 2017 A contentious situation has arisen in the country on the draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards, where the name of the Free Media Movement (FMM) is also being brought up in the debates. Therefore, it is necessary to make the position of the FMM clear regarding some of the issues that are being discussed. In one of his statements, Director General of the Government Information Department, Dr Ranga Kalansooriya had implied that FMM has been involving to the drafting of the above Act since its beginning, which is a half-truth. The then Convener of the FMM, Ms. Seetha Ranjanee had participated in an initial meeting called in order to discuss issues related to journalists and a committee appointed to look into the matters in which she became a member. Mr. Wijayananda Jayaweera was appointed as the head of the Committee. Various media groups were invited for a few discussions and finally Mr. Wijayananda Jayaweera was given the task of drafting an Act. The then Convener of the FMM, Ms. Seetha Ranjanee had participated in an initial meeting called in order to discuss issues related to journalists and a committee appointed to look into the matters in which she became a member. Mr. Wijayananda Jayaweera was appointed as the head of the Committee. Various media groups were invited for a few discussions and finally Mr. Wijayananda Jayaweera was given the task of drafting an Act. After the first meeting that was called to present the draft, either Ms. Seetha Ranjanee or the FMM was unaware of the sequence incidents. We became aware of the fact that the Cabinet approval was granted for a public consultation on the draft, through newspapers. We believe that the awareness of the many other media organizations were not much better that this. Therefore, we believe that the participation of the media community since the initiation of the draft Act as well as its transparency has been problematic. It is unfortunate that these circumstances make it difficult to create an open discussion on the contents. However, FMM has been lobbying for a process of broader media reforms including regulation for ethical media usage, for a long period of time. Today, it has become a prominent need. We believe that it should be done through a broader discussion and the participation of media community. We have distributed the above draft Act which we received later among our membership and other interested parties, with the sole purpose of creating such dialogue. Nevertheless, as an organization, we are still studying the draft Act and willing to declare our position too. But we firmly emphasize the fact that such process will not be successful, unless it can gain the participation and the conviction of the media community including media organizations of the country. Written By Free Media Movement c/o SLPI, No 96, Kirula Road Colombo 05, Sri Lanka Telephone: +94 777 394 959 Fax: +94 11 257 3279 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement नेपाल ः मेयर द्वारिकलाल चौधरीले टेलिभिजनमा कार्यरत सञ्चारकर्मीमाथि अपशब्द प्रयोग गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण29 Mar, 2020 इटहरीबाट प्रसारण हुने ऐरिना टेलिभिजनको कार्यक्रमका लागि पछिल्लो समय विश्वभर महामारीको रुपमा फैलिएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड १९) का सम्बन्धमा प्रत्यक्ष कुराकानी गर्न खोज्दा इटहरीका मेयर द्वारिकलाल चौधरीले टेलिभिजनमा कार्यरत सञ्चारकर्मी राजन कट्वालमाथि अपशब्द प्रयोग गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड १९) को संक्रमणलाई मध्यनजर गर्दै मुलुक यतिखेर लकडाउनको अवस्थामा छ । यस्तो परिस्थितिमा सम्भावित जोखिमको ख्याल नगरी आफ्नो पेशागत कर्ममा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई सही र सहजढंगबाट सूचना उपलब्ध गराउने वातावरण बनाउनु पर्नेमा जिम्मेवार पदमा बसेका व्यक्तिबाट यस्तो कार्य हुनु आफैंमा निन्दनीय र दुःखद् विषय हो । महासंघ संविधानले सुनिश्चित गरेको पत्रकारको अधिकारको सम्मान गरी स्वतन्त्र, सुरक्षित र निर्वाधरुपमा काम गर्ने वातावण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download