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COVID-19: Chhattisgarh to vaccinate journalists, lawyers and their familie
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Amid surge in COVID-19 infections across the country, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced to vaccinate journalists and lawyers of the state and their families on priority as front line workers.
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SAJA advises news organisations against using 'India variant' term for new
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 8 (ANI): The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) is advising news organisations against using the term 'India variant' or 'Indian variant', while describing the new strain of COVID-19 that reportedly originated out of India.
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Taliban threaten journalists amid surge in violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Taliban have issued a threat to Afghan media outlets and have accused them of siding with Afghanistan's intelligence agency, saying "media must be aware" to maintain their neutrality and avoid becoming the Kabul administration's propaganda tool.
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COVID-19: Manipur to vaccinate journalists on priority as frontline worker
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 6 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday declared all accredited working journalist as frontline workers and said the state government will now vaccinate them against COVID-19 on priority.
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COVID-19: Goa declares journalists as frontline workers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 6 (ANI): Journalists working in Goa have been included in the group of frontline workers and will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on priority, announced Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday.
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Jharkhand to vaccinate journalists on priority against COVID-19: Hemant So
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said journalists in the state will be vaccinated on priority.
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All accredited journalists to be administered COVID-19 vaccine on priority
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 5 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced that all accredited journalists in the state will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine on priority.
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World Press Freedom Day 2021: The unsatisfactory situation of citizen jour
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): Four citizen journalists were arrested last year for trying to share information about the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. On this World Press Freedom Day, a year after their arrests, they are yet to be free.
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Stalin declares Journalists as frontline workers in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday announced media professionals as frontline workers.
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Imran Khan govt's claim of Pak press being free is a 'bald-faced lie': Daw
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government's claim that the country's press is free is a "bald-faced" lie as journalists continue to face threats from state elements and news editors are coerced into censoring "undesirable" information or giving stories a certain slant, coun
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Action should be taken against lack of press freedom in Pakistan: NGO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], May 3 (ANI): Highlighting lack of press freedom in Pakistan, a Netherlands-based NGO has urged the international community to take actions as journalists, who dare to speak against the Pakistan military, are under severe threat.
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COVID-19: Punjab declares accredited, yellow card journalists as frontline
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced all accredited and yellow card journalists in the state to be included in the list of frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19.
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