New Delhi, March 12 (Scoop News) -The Delhi Union of Journalists criticizes the Press Council of India’s move to lay down minimum academic qualifications for journalists and get them legally institutionalized. The DUJ strongly feels that this is a regressive measure with a potential of making the profession restrictive and consequently undemocratic.
DUJ in a statement said that it will not only impact the coverage of news and views which will obviously reflect the bias of the privileged to the detriment of masses at large, but also bar the many not formally educated but talented persons from entering the profession, of whom we have scores of instances of rising to the top.
Ironically, the idea defeats the very purpose of the existence of the Press Council which is to ensure freedom of expression and growth of the press and curb all restrictive practices, statement said.