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The largest journalist organization The largest journalist organization in the non-aligned world is the in the non-aligned world is the Indian Federation of Working Indian Federation of Working

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• founded in New Delhi on 28 October 1950. founded in New Delhi on 28 October 1950. Independent India's first trade union of Independent India's first trade union of media persons, the IFWJ has now over media persons, the IFWJ has now over 30,000 primary and associate members, 30,000 primary and associate members, working for electronic media, news agencies working for electronic media, news agencies and 1,260 journals of 17 languages in 35 and 1,260 journals of 17 languages in 35

states and Union Territoriesstates and Union Territories

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•The IFWJ's fraternal The IFWJ's fraternal organizations in the media world organizations in the media world are the National Federation of are the National Federation of Newspaper Employees (N.F.N.E., Newspaper Employees (N.F.N.E., Kolkata) and the National Kolkata) and the National Confederation of Newspaper and Confederation of Newspaper and News Agencies' Employees News Agencies' Employees Organization (Mumbai).Organization (Mumbai).

• As the only professional body of working As the only professional body of working journalists, having its branches in every city, journalists, having its branches in every city, town and publication centre of India, the IFWJ's town and publication centre of India, the IFWJ's regional and territorial units have set up press regional and territorial units have set up press clubs, press academies, reference libraries, clubs, press academies, reference libraries, training institutes and study circles.training institutes and study circles.

• publish professional journals and engage in publish professional journals and engage in activities like media researches, trade union activities like media researches, trade union struggles, human right campaigns, struggles, human right campaigns, environmental protection and anti-war environmental protection and anti-war movements movements

• The IFWJ's state units all over India own The IFWJ's state units all over India own immovable property in different cities worth Rs. immovable property in different cities worth Rs. 15 crores ($ 4.5 millions).15 crores ($ 4.5 millions).

• It has bilateral relations with over 47 It has bilateral relations with over 47 national unions of the world. IFWJ members national unions of the world. IFWJ members partake in the activities of International partake in the activities of International Labour Organisation (I.L.O., Geneva) and Labour Organisation (I.L.O., Geneva) and the UNESCO's International Programme for the UNESCO's International Programme for Development of Communication (I.P.D.C., Development of Communication (I.P.D.C., Paris) Paris)

• It is affiliated to the Confederation of It is affiliated to the Confederation of Asian Journalist Unions, Colombo. Asian Journalist Unions, Colombo. IFWJ president is also the chairman of IFWJ president is also the chairman of this confederation. In recent years this confederation. In recent years hundreds of IFWJ members have been hundreds of IFWJ members have been to several countries in Latin America, to several countries in Latin America, Europe, the Afro-Asian region andEurope, the Afro-Asian region andthe United States for conferences and the United States for conferences and training.training.

• TThe IFWJ is headed by its president, he IFWJ is headed by its president, elected in a nationwide direct voting elected in a nationwide direct voting by thousands of its primary members by thousands of its primary members every three years. every three years.

• The President is assisted by a Working The President is assisted by a Working Committee which has a Secretary-Committee which has a Secretary-General four vice-presidents, six General four vice-presidents, six secretaries, a treasurer and 17 secretaries, a treasurer and 17 members of executive, chosen at the members of executive, chosen at the plenary session by hundreds of its plenary session by hundreds of its National Council members.National Council members.

• Peace march on Mahatma Peace march on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary day at Gandhi's birth anniversary day at violence-rocked Amritsar town violence-rocked Amritsar town (Punjab, 1990), solidarity march (Punjab, 1990), solidarity march at Lal Chauk (Srinagar, Kashmir), at Lal Chauk (Srinagar, Kashmir), National Council sessions at National Council sessions at Guwahati, Kurukshetra, Cuttack, Guwahati, Kurukshetra, Cuttack, Ayodhya, Kanya Kumari and Ayodhya, Kanya Kumari and Rameswaram are some of the Rameswaram are some of the highlights of IFWJ's recent action highlights of IFWJ's recent action programmes.programmes.

• Presently the IFWJ has, as its 12th Presently the IFWJ has, as its 12th President, President, K. Vikram Rao, formerly of , formerly of the Times of Indiathe Times of India

• His distinguished predecessors His distinguished predecessors included late M. Chalapathi Rau, included late M. Chalapathi Rau, editor of Lucknow's National Herald, editor of Lucknow's National Herald, late Pothan Joseph, editor of the daily late Pothan Joseph, editor of the daily Dawn and Bangalore's Deccan Herald, Dawn and Bangalore's Deccan Herald, late Adhir C. Bannerjee of Calcutta, late Adhir C. Bannerjee of Calcutta, late T. R. Ramaswami, editor of late T. R. Ramaswami, editor of Madras daily Makkal Kural, and Late Madras daily Makkal Kural, and Late Pandit Banarasidas Chaturvedi of U.PPandit Banarasidas Chaturvedi of U.P

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SSOCIETY (OCIETY (insins))

Indian newspapers society:Indian newspapers society:

• Founded in 1939 as the Indian and Eastern Newspaper Founded in 1939 as the Indian and Eastern Newspaper SocietySociety, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is a collective , the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is a collective body of newspaper industry which looks after the business body of newspaper industry which looks after the business and financial interests of its members. It was now a and financial interests of its members. It was now a membership of more than 730 newspaper organisations.membership of more than 730 newspaper organisations.

• The Press Foundation of India, an institution promoted by The Press Foundation of India, an institution promoted by INS members and run in close cooperation with INS INS members and run in close cooperation with INS provides opportunities for training and retraining provides opportunities for training and retraining journalists. INS operates a system of accreditation for the journalists. INS operates a system of accreditation for the advertising agencies also and has laid down conditions for advertising agencies also and has laid down conditions for accepting advertisements from them by INS member accepting advertisements from them by INS member publicationspublications. .

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• It represents the interest of the It represents the interest of the newspaper industry on the Wage Boards set newspaper industry on the Wage Boards set up by the Government from time to time to up by the Government from time to time to recommend the revision of wage structure recommend the revision of wage structure of working journalists and non-journalists of working journalists and non-journalists newspaper employees.newspaper employees.

OBJETIVE:OBJETIVE:

• To act as a central organization of the To act as a central organization of the Press in India.Press in India.

• To collect information upon all topics To collect information upon all topics of interest to members. of interest to members.

• To promote co-operation in all To promote co-operation in all matters affecting the interest of matters affecting the interest of members.members.

• To hold periodical conferencesTo hold periodical conferences

Main FUNCTION:Main FUNCTION:

•One of the key functions One of the key functions performed by the society is to performed by the society is to provide assistance to member provide assistance to member publications in regard to publications in regard to monitoring the recovery of monitoring the recovery of their dues from Advertising their dues from Advertising Agencies and Advertisers. Agencies and Advertisers.

• At present Mr Hormusji N Cama, At present Mr Hormusji N Cama, owner of owner of Bombay Samachar [the [the oldest Indian and Asian daily still oldest Indian and Asian daily still in circulation] is the president of in circulation] is the president of INS [2008-09]. INS is hosting the INS [2008-09]. INS is hosting the annual congress of World annual congress of World Association for Newspapers (WAN) Association for Newspapers (WAN) at Hyderabad in December 2009. at Hyderabad in December 2009.

• The indian Newspaper Society is The indian Newspaper Society is proud to have played a proud to have played a significant role in protecting and significant role in protecting and promoting the freedom of the promoting the freedom of the Press in the world's largest Press in the world's largest democracy.democracy.