The Council of
Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE)
The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has worked
since its foundation in 1957 as the combined body of Newspaper Editors in
Pakistan to campaign for defence of press freedom and the right of access to
information in the service of democratic practice and strengthening of
democratic institutions in the country. The members of this prestigious
organization of the newspapers Editors have also adopted a Code of Ethics which
lays down the norms for maintaining the dignity of the print media as a
non-partisan and professional high standard in member publications in respect
of publications of news, views, comments and other write-ups.
Work
The CPNE has been in constant dialogue with the Pakistan
Government and the provincial Governments on the subject of press freedom. The
President or the Prime Minister of Pakistan have been the chief guests at the
annual functions hosted each year by the CPNE to highlight the working of the
CPNE and its achievements in the field of securing freedom of press and a
working relationship between the CPNE and the government in the service of
press freedom and access to information.
The CPNE has maintained collaborative relations with several
international print media organizations and has also sought the promotion of
bilateral and regional ties among the newspaper editor bodies of the countries
in the region and the world. In keeping with the UN Charter, the CPNE in its
code of ethics has placed great stress on defending fundamental human rights in
which access to information is of great and critical significance.
The CPNE has sponsored collaboration at the SAARC level and
at the bilateral level with neighboring countries.
The International Relations Committee of the CPNE now[when?]
seeks expanded bilateral and regional ties in the print media field so that the
friendly understanding in the print media field at the level of newspaper
editors is further promoted and cemented.
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