CAJU Decries the Decision to Close ‘Australian Associated Press’ News Agency
Confederation of Asian Journalists Union (CAJU) and the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) have expressed shock and dismay over the decision to close down the prestigious news agency Australian Associated Press (AAP) from June this year after uninterrupted service of 85 years. It has established many milestones of excellent journalism in the world. With the closure of Australian Associated Press hundreds of journalists and non-journalists’ employees, would be rendered jobless. In a joint statement, Muditha Kariyakarawana, the President of the Confederation of Asian Journalists Union, who is also the President of Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) and the Secretary-General of the CAJU and the IFWJ, Parmanand Pandey has sent a letter of solidarity to the employees of the AAP and exhorted them to fight for saving the news agency and in case that is not possible the proprietors should be compelled to pay adequate compen...
