Tuesday, December 1, 2009

I live to fight another day...

"MY FAMILY and I live under constant threats. My life is threatened. It's all because I do my job as a journalist, as an editor, nothing more, nothing less," said Najam Sethi, Editor in Chief of the Friday Times and Daily Times, Pakistan. Najam said this when receiving the Golden Pen of Freedom Award, an annual award given for outstanding and exemplary journalistic work. The award is organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. The award ceremony was made at the opening of the World Editors Forum in Hyderabad, India. In a simple yet meaningful ceremony, Najam said he has been imprisoned several times under the regimes of Benazir Bhutto, Zia ul-Haq and Nawaz Sharif.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well his experience is certainly different than we Malaysia. Journalists here especially editors hardly gets any threat. many get datukship for their "work".

zainal abidin awang kechik said...

saya berbangga tok..kembali balik media perdana

hanya satu pesan saya kepada tok

"BILA KITA DI BERI AMANAH JANGAN ADA PERNGABIAAN TANGGUNGJAWAB"

ANAK BANGSA MASIH TERKAPAI KAPAI DI BUMI SENDIRI

zainal abidin awang kechik said...

saya berbangga tok..kembali balik media perdana

hanya satu pesan saya kepada tok

"BILA KITA DI BERI AMANAH JANGAN ADA PERNGABIAAN TANGGUNGJAWAB"

ANAK BANGSA MASIH TERKAPAI KAPAI DI BUMI SENDIRI