NBA meets against backdrop of attacks on electronic media

NBA meets against backdrop of attacks on electronic media

NEW DELHI: The executive committee of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) in a meeting today has reviewed the state of the electronic news media in the light of recent attacks on mediapersons.

 
The NBA had last month vehemently condemned the brutal assault by policemen on journalists and cameramen who were covering the police action outside the ashram of self-styled godman Baba Rampal in Hissar, Haryana.

 

In a press statement, NBA president Rajat Sharma had said, "This was a frontal attack on the freedom of the press. The whole nation was watching on television as policemen in 'khaki' were openly beating up journalists and cameramen who were merely doing their job of reporting.”

 
When contacted, Sharma said the meeting was a routine one but NBA sources said there was a general discussion on the working of the news media in addition to routine matters relating to the Association.