IAPA President praises press freedom in RD

The President of the IAPA's press (SIP), Milton Coleman, acknowledged yesterday the free expression and dissemination of thought which exists in Dominican Republic, to say that the country has no problems affecting the work of journalists and the media.

According to Coleman, the fact of not arise problems does not mean that the situation is perfect in the country. Their statements were offered to participate in a lunch with directors and executives of media and private institutions, which was defined as a plan for closer links between press society and the forces of society Dominican.

In the game, Coleman stated that the most dangerous places to practice journalism in America are Mexico and Honduras, because of the repressions that victims are workers in the press. In his words, many media in the Aztec nation have u000adecided not to cover topics related to the drug by the simple fact that their reporters can be killed.

But there are other countries that show special conditions on the continent on the issue of freedom of the press, and this is due to the attitude taken by their leaders. Within this group gave the Government of Venezuela, one of which embodies a delicate situation and special.

Support
both Coleman, as the executive director of the SIP, Julio Muñoz, spoke at the luncheon on the need for aid which has the institution to continue working on the principles underlying their actions in all America.

According to Muñoz, there is a deficit of journalistic foundations which supported the work of the institution, ensuring that if they fail to maintain this pace of financial support from society, the work of the SIP would diminish in a predominantly. "If it disappears the SIP not only going away freedom of" u000a"press but it will disappear democracy", said Muñoz.

It was considered that failure to keep the SIP will be the way open to dictators and groups who are not interested in freedom, people who are attacking journalists, close media, closing the channels and curtailing the freedom.

Said that this Guild needs to be supported to maintain their chances of further work by the values "that are so important for the SIP and the democratic world".

Employers Jose Luis Corripio, José Miguel Bonetti, and Estela León participated in the meeting. Also the directors of the newspaper LISTÍN DIARIO, Miguel Franjul; The day, Rafael Molina Morillo; El Nuevo Diario, Persius Maldonado; Osvaldo Santana, Caribbean multimedia; Ruddy Gonzalez, of the daily newspaper on a daily basis. Franjul is also regional Vice President for Dominican Republic of Committee of freedom of the press and information of the SIP.

Share this article

Digg it!

del.icio.us

MySpace

Facebook

Fark

Reddit

Newsvine