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Speakers at a seminar

Code of ethics for newsmen should not be dictated

By Staff Correspondent
Minister, politician and journalists tn a seminar Saturday said that there should be a code of ethics for the journalists but it should not be dictated by the government.
A code of ethics can ensure objectivity of newspapers as well as press freedom but If the government formulate that ethics there are possibilities of government control over the newspaper Industry.
Information Minister Nazmul Huda, Awaml League General Secretary Ztllur Rahman, Five-party leader Nirmal Sen, Secretary General of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists Amanullah Kabir, Chairman of Dhaka University Journalism Department Dr Golam Rahman, Editor of Bariglabazar Patrika Matiur Rahman Chowdhury and President of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Shajahan Mia discussed at the seminar on "Ethics of journalism and our newspaper' at the Teachers-Students Centre (TSC).
Prof Sakhawat AH Khan presented the key-note paper at the seminar organised by Dhaka University Journalist Association (DUJA) Acting Vice-chancellor of the University Emajuddin Ahmed chaired the seminar.
Some of the speakers said that most of the newspapers were not,following the baste norms of journalism like objectivity and credibility. Some blamed mushroom growth of newspapers for not following even the unwritten ethics drawn by the newspapermen.
Prof Khan in hfs paper said that so far there was no code of ethics for the Journalists in our country. Most of the Journalists mostly new comers followed their seniors to learn
about the ethics of Journalism.
He presented 29-polnt code of ethics for journalists, 10 of them suggested by Gazi Shamsur Rahman In the seminar for discussion.
Nazmul Huda said that the journalists should determine their professional ethics with the help of their unions.
'It 1s a question of imposition of self-discipline.' Huda said adding that 'It may come through democratic practice.'
Refuting the charge of partiality In distributing centrally controlled advertisement, he said 'as an elected government we have no need to control newspaper."
He said that a powerful committee was now working to work out a fair and distribution policy but 'we Insists on objectivity as the yardstick of distributing advertisement."
Emajuddin Ahmed however said that code of ethics cannot. always ensure the objectivity as laws cannot estabhah democracy in the country.
He said that a Journalist should be instinctive about objectivity and be committed to the people.
Zillur Rahman said that the move of the then Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awaml League (BAKSAL) government to squeeze the newspapers was a trial to improve the standard of Journalism of the country and none of the Journalists were unemployed because of the move.
Nirmal Sen said that before finalising the ethics for Journalists the criteria of an editor should be settled.