Press clubs unite to strengthen journalists’ rights

Telangana Media Academy chairman K. Sreenivas Reddy, The Caravan magazine executive editor Hartosh Singh Bal, former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy and Press Club of India moderator and president Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty at the Federation of Press Clubs’ national conclave in Hyderabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Federation of Press Clubs has resolved to facilitate legal aid for journalists facing persecution by the State, corporate interests and other non-State entities while pursuing legitimate journalism.The federation also plans to offer reporting fellowships to journalists working on important but underfunded subjects and intervene legally against legislation that adversely affects press freedom and freedom of expression.These decisions form part of the Hydera