Organisers of the Minggu Benar campaign are appealing to journalists in the country to take part in a walk to promote truth in reporting, and to persuade those in control to remove the restrictions to allow journalists to report without fear or favour.
One of the organisers of the campaign, S.V. Singam, said the programme will run from June 1 to 7.
"Newspapers who are willing to carry the Benar logo on their publications will be exempt from the media boycott (which is part of the campaign)," he said.
The logo comprises a yellow quill symbolising media that will speak on behalf of the people with honour and integrity, and without fear or favour; while the word BENAR in white represents the people’s desire for truth and fairness in the media, and the red ink dripping from the quill represents the daunting task for the media, and that the people will stand united with journalists, their hearts bleeding as one.
The logo is available at benarffm.wordpress.com
Asked if the campaign, which involves a boycott of mainstream media, would antagonise journalists, Singam said: "We are not against journalists but the media practitioners." ... more at sun2surf
0 comments:
Post a Comment