Pak media summit backs mode of ethics, self-regulation

LAHORE  (PR) - A national summit of journalists in Lahore, organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), adopted a plan of action to strengthen journalism and media ethics in Pakistan.

In what the IFJ describes as “a breakthrough moment” for journalism, the summit involving more than 120 journalists from throughout Pakistan endorsed a programme to establish a national code of journalistic ethics; develop a proposal for an independent media complaints commission and ensure that journalists across the country receive long-overdue wage increases.