Mumbai: East Supreme court Justice BN Srikrishna has called for maintaining the freedom of journalists to ensure the smooth functioning of democracy in the country. “If journalism As the profession falters, democracy will collapse. Justice Srikrishna said on Friday night after presenting the RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism instituted by the Mumbai press club,
“Speak truth to power,” he said. “The two professions must necessarily be independent, a judge and a journalist. If they falter, democracy collapses,” he said. Justice Srikrishna said that a journalist who loses his liberty is as bad as a judge who loses his liberty. “Remember, you are in a profession where honesty is really the best policy,” said the renowned jurist, who headed the Srikrishna Commission that probed the causes of the 1992-93 Mumbai riots and apportioned the blame.
“We all know about the four pillars of democracy: Judiciary, Legislature Executive and Press or the fourth pillar. If the first three come together, it is the duty of the fourth column to target them.’ Justice Srikrishna spoke on the “misuse” of investigative agencies.
“People talked about threats from the ED, CBI, surveillance, revenue cuts so that the business collapses,” he said.
Senior Journalist TJS George RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement for his distinguished career as an editor and columnist. In the 1960s, George (94) was the editor of the Patna-headquartered newspaper The searchlightKnown for his anti-establishment stand. The Press Club’s ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for 2021 was given to Om Gaur, National Editor of ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ for leading a team of journalists and photographers who documented the “tragedy of Covid deaths” in UP’s towns and cities. tirelessly exposed” the river Ganges. In his acceptance speech, Gaur said he was receiving the award on behalf of his colleagues who made the coverage possible. The awards, along with 24 other winners in 12 categories, were presented at the NCPA Auditorium in South Mumbai.
“Speak truth to power,” he said. “The two professions must necessarily be independent, a judge and a journalist. If they falter, democracy collapses,” he said. Justice Srikrishna said that a journalist who loses his liberty is as bad as a judge who loses his liberty. “Remember, you are in a profession where honesty is really the best policy,” said the renowned jurist, who headed the Srikrishna Commission that probed the causes of the 1992-93 Mumbai riots and apportioned the blame.
“We all know about the four pillars of democracy: Judiciary, Legislature Executive and Press or the fourth pillar. If the first three come together, it is the duty of the fourth column to target them.’ Justice Srikrishna spoke on the “misuse” of investigative agencies.
“People talked about threats from the ED, CBI, surveillance, revenue cuts so that the business collapses,” he said.
Senior Journalist TJS George RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement for his distinguished career as an editor and columnist. In the 1960s, George (94) was the editor of the Patna-headquartered newspaper The searchlightKnown for his anti-establishment stand. The Press Club’s ‘Journalist of the Year’ award for 2021 was given to Om Gaur, National Editor of ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ for leading a team of journalists and photographers who documented the “tragedy of Covid deaths” in UP’s towns and cities. tirelessly exposed” the river Ganges. In his acceptance speech, Gaur said he was receiving the award on behalf of his colleagues who made the coverage possible. The awards, along with 24 other winners in 12 categories, were presented at the NCPA Auditorium in South Mumbai.