Professional media organisations held an emergency meeting on Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists in Tunis to examine the "deep structural crisis" in the sector which "threatens the existence of the profession". The meeting was attended by representatives of the SNJT, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), the Press Council, the Tunisian Association of Newspaper Editors and the independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HAICA). Participants pointed out that "this crisis, which threatens the survival of the sector and the profession, risks undermining the right to information, a fundamental concept in any democracy." The participants defined "an action plan aimed at defending and ensuring the survival of the sector and its independence, as well as the right of citizens to information", according to a press release issued by the SNJT. To this end, they have decided to send an "urgent letter" to the executive and legislative authorities, calling on t hem to assume their "historic responsibility" to save the profession and ensure its survival. "The participants will publish a statement on the subject for public opinion," adds the same source. The meeting was also attended by the Chamber of Private Television Owners, the Union of Private Radio Stations and the Tunisian Union of Community Media. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Professional media organisations held an emergency meeting on Wednesday at the headquarters of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists in Tunis to examine the "deep structural crisis" in the sector which "threatens the existence of the profession". The meeting was attended by representatives of the SNJT, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), the Press Council, the Tunisian Association of Newspaper Editors and the independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HAICA). Participants pointed out that "this crisis, which threatens the survival of the sector and the profession, risks undermining the right to information, a fundamental concept in any democracy." The participants defined "an action plan aimed at defending and ensuring the survival of the sector and its independence, as well as the right of citizens to information", according to a press release issued by the SNJT. To this end, they have decided to send an "urgent letter" to the executive and legislative authorities, calling on t hem to assume their "historic responsibility" to save the profession and ensure its survival. "The participants will publish a statement on the subject for public opinion," adds the same source. The meeting was also attended by the Chamber of Private Television Owners, the Union of Private Radio Stations and the Tunisian Union of Community Media. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse