POLITICS: 9th NASS: Management Bars Journalists From Covering Inauguration

Despite the withdrawal of the draconian guidelines for the accreditation of
journalists, the National Assembly Management has again moved to bar
over 150 accredited journalists from covering the inauguration of the 9th
national assembly on Tuesday, June 11.
The decision which is coming barely three weeks after the management of
the national assembly suspended the move to issue fresh guidelines to the
journalists covering the parliament.
The new move was discovered on Thursday following the instruction by the
management that only 10 reporters would be allowed to cover the
inauguration as far as print media is concerned, just as few of television and
radio reporters were selected for the event.
Out of over 15 photojournalists covering the two chambers, only one was
accredited to cover the event, making the list of a very few names selected
out of the 160 registered journalists who are members of the House and
Senate Press Corps.
List of journalists shortlisted to cover 9th Assembly inauguration
Since 1999 accredited journalists covering the legislature have been allowed
to occupy the press gallery to cover the proceedings while other reporters
monitored the proceedings via live telecast from the screen mounted at the
press centre.
But the provisions were not allowed with this restriction as those that were
not included in the list will not be allowed to have access to the National
Assembly.
The implication of the latest arrangement is that some media houses would
be locked out of the complex until the entire proceedings are concluded on
Tuesday.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/06/breaking-again-nass-
management-bars-journalists-covering-inauguration-new-lawmakers

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