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Second SAMC held By Kamaluddin Sabuj
COLOMBO, July 31 (BSS)-The second conference of South Asia Media Commission (SAMC) was held here today with media practitioners of South Asian countries vowing to uphold the freedom of the media, high professional standards, the right to information, freedom of expression and the free flow ofinformation.
The SAMC conference, preceding the SAARC Journalists Summit- 1V, expressed concern over attacks on the freedom of mediapersons in the countries of South Asia.
The South Asia Media Commission, which began its journey in April last year in New Delhi, comprises eminent persons, including editors, media leaders, working journalists , and civilsociety representatives.
The SAMC is aimed at monitoring journalists' safety andviolation of media rights and to publish periodical reports.
Presided over by vice-president of SAMC and noted Indian journalist Kumar Ketkar, the function was addressed, among others, by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Secretary General Imtiaz Alam, Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelly of Bangladesh and Jatiya Press Club President Shaukat Mahmood, noted Sri Lankan journalist Sunanda Deshapriya, Regional Coordinator of South Asia Media Commission Husain Naqi, noted Afghan journalist MohammadMasud, V T Thamilmaran of Sri Lanka.
Participating in the conference, designated media representatives from all eight SAARC nations, presented reportson the situation of media in their respective countries.
More than 200 journalists from SAARC members countries, which group Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, attended the SAMC conference.
The members of Bangladesh delegation include President of SAMC Bangladesh chapter Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelley and its General Secretary Shaukat Mahmud, editor of the Independent Mahbubul Alam, editor of Bangladesh Observer Iqbal Soban Chowdhury, chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, SAFMA General Secretary Zahiduzzaman Faruque, BFUJ President M Mozammel Huq and Secretary General Ruhul Amin Gazi, BFUJ President Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, general secretary of Jatiya Press Club Kamaluddin Sabuj and former ambassador MohammadZamir.
The SAMC conference, making an in-depth review of the media situation in the different countries of SAARC, laid stress on forging a broader solidarity among the media and civil society both at the national and regional levels to respond to thechallenges and opportunities.
Participants at the conference said the region's media is facing numerous obstacles and restrictions. The acute information deficit among the countries of South Asia does not bring peoplecloser, they observed.
They said South Asian media can play a pivotal role by informing the public in a responsible and ethical manner aboutpeople, their lives and their issues.
They said as globalization coupled with the information revolution forces us to collectively respond to the challenges of this new era, there is a greater need to uphold professionalstandards and expand the scope of our freedom.
The SAMC conference, preceding the SAARC Journalists Summit- 1V, expressed concern over attacks on the freedom of mediapersons in the countries of South Asia.
The South Asia Media Commission, which began its journey in April last year in New Delhi, comprises eminent persons, including editors, media leaders, working journalists , and civilsociety representatives.
The SAMC is aimed at monitoring journalists' safety andviolation of media rights and to publish periodical reports.
Presided over by vice-president of SAMC and noted Indian journalist Kumar Ketkar, the function was addressed, among others, by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) Secretary General Imtiaz Alam, Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelly of Bangladesh and Jatiya Press Club President Shaukat Mahmood, noted Sri Lankan journalist Sunanda Deshapriya, Regional Coordinator of South Asia Media Commission Husain Naqi, noted Afghan journalist MohammadMasud, V T Thamilmaran of Sri Lanka.
Participating in the conference, designated media representatives from all eight SAARC nations, presented reportson the situation of media in their respective countries.
More than 200 journalists from SAARC members countries, which group Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, attended the SAMC conference.
The members of Bangladesh delegation include President of SAMC Bangladesh chapter Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelley and its General Secretary Shaukat Mahmud, editor of the Independent Mahbubul Alam, editor of Bangladesh Observer Iqbal Soban Chowdhury, chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, SAFMA General Secretary Zahiduzzaman Faruque, BFUJ President M Mozammel Huq and Secretary General Ruhul Amin Gazi, BFUJ President Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, general secretary of Jatiya Press Club Kamaluddin Sabuj and former ambassador MohammadZamir.
The SAMC conference, making an in-depth review of the media situation in the different countries of SAARC, laid stress on forging a broader solidarity among the media and civil society both at the national and regional levels to respond to thechallenges and opportunities.
Participants at the conference said the region's media is facing numerous obstacles and restrictions. The acute information deficit among the countries of South Asia does not bring peoplecloser, they observed.
They said South Asian media can play a pivotal role by informing the public in a responsible and ethical manner aboutpeople, their lives and their issues.
They said as globalization coupled with the information revolution forces us to collectively respond to the challenges of this new era, there is a greater need to uphold professionalstandards and expand the scope of our freedom.
