Indian newspaper group asks for 'anti-media' ad law to change
Posted by Simon Day on July 27, 2009 at 10:33 AM
The Tripura Newspaper Society, a representative body for newspaper owners and publishers in the North East Indian state, has called for the state's Left Front government to change advertising laws the group describes as "anti-media," The Hindu reported Sunday.
At a seminar on Saturday night, newspapers editors and intellectuals urged the government to resolve the media crisis resultant from the advertising policy launched earlier in the year.
At a seminar on Saturday night, newspapers editors and intellectuals urged the government to resolve the media crisis resultant from the advertising policy launched earlier in the year.
The newspaper society chairman and veteran journalist, Subal Kumar Dey, said the new advertising policy has caused ad rates to drop by 42 percent since January, while newspaper production costs have risen.
"The economic situation of the media sector in India is so precarious that the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), for the first time, had advised its members to reduce the circulation numbers by 20 percent," Dey added, according to The Hindu.
The Tripura government said it would be prepared to discuss the situation with the newspapers.
"The economic situation of the media sector in India is so precarious that the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), for the first time, had advised its members to reduce the circulation numbers by 20 percent," Dey added, according to The Hindu.
The Tripura government said it would be prepared to discuss the situation with the newspapers.
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