If the news director Vaidyanathan says that he will give accentation cards and bus passes to weekly and monthly magazines, then it happens! This is a historic era in the field of journalism under the DMK rule.

July 31, 2024 • Makkal Adhikaram

On behalf of our Makkal Adhikaram Patrika and the Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Journalists Federation, we extend our heartiest congratulations to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin and the Director of Information, Vaidyanathan.

Because journalism is an ocean and swimming in that field is the biggest challenge for the common press. Especially in the present era, these magazines are struggling to run even the deserving people. These pains cannot be expressed outside. It’s a struggling life. Every month, when printed, it’s a labor pang.

But we’ve got into this. You can’t go to another job. It is a huge burden for all of us to work as a reporter for 25 years and to run this magazine for 10 years and fight with it.

Also, the information given by the news director Vaidyanathan was like a breath. Even then I asked, no sir, I have spoken for you in the Accruation Committee. Small newspapers should be encouraged, he said. That’s really a good healthy thing. In the field of journalism, people’s problems and their rights can be taken to the government. When the affected people do not know the way, the real situation can be communicated to the people and the government.

This is justified unilaterally by the corporate press, which is why today the neutrality of the press has gone to the extent of being ignored by the people. Also, journalism has come to the point where it can introspect. Small magazine? What is the best magazine to dispel all differences? All those papers should be regulated.

Without limitation, even those who run on WhatsApp and Facebook say journalism. Also, journalism is a job to make a living, so what shortcuts can the magazine take as far as possible? Those who show the newspaper that whatever is the news, those who sell the ID card, and if we give the accompaniment card, they will be the first to come forward that we are the newspaper.

So, if the news department reads all this and gives these advertisements to deserving newspapers, it will do a good to the society. But those who are not qualified for journalism, the quality of the magazine, it is harmful and harmful to society and it will not be of any use. And it’s going to be water for the grass. Therefore, it is the demand of social welfare journalists that the Director of Information should consider all this and bring about a renaissance in this field. besides

If what the director says happens, this is a historic era in the field of journalism under the DMK rule. I will also send it to the Supreme Court judge by registered post. Our struggle will continue till we get our rights in journalism.

The director has given an assurance that at least the state government will do this in our demands. But the central government is silent on this. Minister L. When I call Murugan’s assistant and ask for an appointment, there is no proper answer. However, the facts of this news have been sent in English to the Union Information Minister through email.

What will be the answer to this? I don’t know. “I request the top officials of the Information Department of the Central Government to bring this to the notice of the Minister. “The central government should be the guide, but not showing any way is against the interest of journalism and society.

Understanding this and changing with the times is social justice. When the central government denies us our right, we will not hesitate to take the issue to court.