Groups oppose 'unclear structure' of national media counc
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Members of the National Reform Council's media reform committee yesterday agreed to adjust some controversial elements in the draft press-freedom protection law endorsed by the NRC last Monday on July 20, committee member Pradit Ruangdit said.
The Media and Information Technology Reform Committee met Monday to review all recommendations sent to it after the deliberation to revise the draft law and its report before forwarding them to the government through the NRC chairman.
The media organisations in the Media Reform Working Group comprise the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), the National Press Council of Thailand, the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association (TBJA), and the News Broadcasting Council of Thailand.
They opposed principally the unclear structure and authority of the proposed national professional media council as well as its sources of financing.
Pradit revealed after the three-hour meeting that changes would cover five key controversial points.
