Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors

Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors
Founded 1956
Headquarters Pakistan

The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has worked since its foundation in 1957[1] as the combined body of newspaper editors in Pakistan[2] to campaign for defence of press freedom and the right of access to information in the service of democratic practice and strengthening of democratic institutions in the country.[3][4] However, one editor of the Business Recorder claimed the group was founded in 1958 by the merger of the Pakistan Newspapers Editors Conference and Newspapers Editors Council of Pakistan.[5] As of 2014, its President is Mujeebur Rehman Shami.[6] The members of this prestigious organization of the newspapers Editors have also adopted a Code of Ethics which lays down the norms for maintaining the dignity of the print media as a non-partisan and professional high standard in member publications in respect of publications of news, views, comments and other write-ups.

Work

The CPNE has been in constant dialogue with the Pakistan Government and the provincial Governments on the subject of press freedom. The President or the Prime Minister of Pakistan have been the chief guests at the annual functions hosted each year by the CPNE to highlight the working of the CPNE and its achievements in the field of securing freedom of press and a working relationship between the CPNE and the government in the service of press freedom and access to information.

The CPNE has a Media Monitoring Cell[7] and has maintained collaborative relations with several international print media organizations and has also sought the promotion of bilateral and regional ties among the newspaper editor bodies of the countries in the region and the world. In keeping with the UN Charter, the CPNE in its code of ethics has placed great stress on defending fundamental human rights in which access to information is of great and critical significance.

The CPNE has sponsored collaboration at the SAARC level and at the bilateral level with neighboring countries.

The International Relations Committee of the CPNE now seeks expanded bilateral and regional ties in the print media field so that the friendly understanding in the print media field at the level of newspaper editors is further promoted and cemented.

References

  1. ↑ Ullāha, Māhaphuja (2002). Press Under Mujib Regime. Kakali Prakashani. p. 27. ISBN 9844372895. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "13 Pakistani newspapers you've probably never heard of". tribune.com.pk. March 14, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Quick, Amanda C. (2003). World Press Encyclopedia: N-Z,. Gale. p. 701. ISBN 0787655848. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors rejects amendments to press council legislation". ifex.org. January 27, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "An Analysis of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors Some Guidelines". questia.com. 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sentence awarded to Jang Group editor-in-chief against press freedom: CPNE, APNS". geo.tv. November 29, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "11 journalists killed in 2013". dawn.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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