Journalism students encourage others to support Right2Know Campaign

Following last week's call by journalists to support the 'Journalist Declaration on the Protection of State Information Bill' petition, the second year journalism students at the Department of Media Studies at Walter Sisulu University, East London have drafted a similar declaration and are calling on other students for support.

Journalism Students Declaration on the Protection of State Information Bill
We, young South African journalism students, are against the Protection of State Information Bill as it undermines our constitution, which clearly protects our freedom of speech and of the press. We also feel that the current government is contradicting its own ANC media charter which has enshrined in it press freedom.
As students wanting to work as journalists, we will feel threatened in practising our vocation, especially when we want to inform the public about the injustice we see within our communities. This makes us doubt and question the freedom we would like to think we have in this country.
We commend and support the Right2Know Campaign and all democrats who oppose the Protection of State Information Bill. 'Those who have nothing to hide, hide nothing at all.'

Students are encouraged to send their full name and the name of their university to az.ca.usw@1fcce.

Bizcommunity encourages readers who are journalism or media students to support the declaration.