Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Journalists Demand Media Commission and Stronger Press Protections
Journalists gathered in Mahabubnagar to ask the government to address issues affecting their work.
They were responding to a call from the Indian Journalists Union.
They want a Media Commission to consider changes in digital and broadcast media.
They also want a special law to protect press freedom.
They say newer labour codes have affected protections from older laws.
They asked for a new group to review journalists’ wages.
They said wages had not been revised since 2007.
They also want the government to act on promises about homes and housing sites for journalists.
Journalists protested at the Gandhi statue in Mahabubnagar on Friday, marking October 2 as the Day of Demands of Working Journalists.
The protest followed a call by the Indian Journalists Union.
They demanded a comprehensive Media Commission and a special Central law to protect press freedom.
They called for restoration of protections under the 1955 and 1958 laws, saying new labour codes had affected them.
They sought a new Wage Board and action on long-pending housing issues, noting wages had not been revised since 2007.
- Who
- Journalists protesting following a call by the Indian Journalists Union.
- What
- They demanded a comprehensive Media Commission, press-freedom protections, a new Wage Board, and action on housing issues.
- When
- Friday, October 2; the year is not stated.
- Where
- At the Gandhi statue in Mahabubnagar.
- Why
- They sought action on press freedom, labour protections, wages, and long-pending housing issues.
- Protest location
- Gandhi statue, Mahabubnagar
- Date observed
- October 2
- Occasion
- Day of Demands of Working Journalists
- Organizing call
- Indian Journalists Union
- Wage revision
- No wage revision since 2007, according to the protesters
- Other demands
- A comprehensive Media Commission, a special Central press-freedom law, restoration of statutory protections, and resolution of journalists’ housing issues