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SSOCIETY (OCIETY (insins))

Indian newspapers society:Indian newspapers society:

• Founded in 1939 as the Indian and Eastern Newspaper Founded in 1939 as the Indian and Eastern Newspaper SocietySociety, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is a collective , the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) is a collective body of newspaper industry which looks after the business body of newspaper industry which looks after the business and financial interests of its members. It was now a and financial interests of its members. It was now a membership of more than 730 newspaper organisations.membership of more than 730 newspaper organisations.

• The Press Foundation of India, an institution promoted by The Press Foundation of India, an institution promoted by INS members and run in close cooperation with INS INS members and run in close cooperation with INS provides opportunities for training and retraining provides opportunities for training and retraining journalists. INS operates a system of accreditation for the journalists. INS operates a system of accreditation for the advertising agencies also and has laid down conditions for advertising agencies also and has laid down conditions for accepting advertisements from them by INS member accepting advertisements from them by INS member publicationspublications. .

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• It represents the interest of the It represents the interest of the newspaper industry on the Wage Boards set newspaper industry on the Wage Boards set up by the Government from time to time to up by the Government from time to time to recommend the revision of wage structure recommend the revision of wage structure of working journalists and non-journalists of working journalists and non-journalists newspaper employees.newspaper employees.

OBJETIVE:OBJETIVE:

• To act as a central organization of the To act as a central organization of the Press in India.Press in India.

• To collect information upon all topics To collect information upon all topics of interest to members. of interest to members.

• To promote co-operation in all To promote co-operation in all matters affecting the interest of matters affecting the interest of members.members.

• To hold periodical conferencesTo hold periodical conferences

Main FUNCTION:Main FUNCTION:

•One of the key functions One of the key functions performed by the society is to performed by the society is to provide assistance to member provide assistance to member publications in regard to publications in regard to monitoring the recovery of monitoring the recovery of their dues from Advertising their dues from Advertising Agencies and Advertisers. Agencies and Advertisers.

• At present Mr Hormusji N Cama, At present Mr Hormusji N Cama, owner of owner of Bombay Samachar [the [the oldest Indian and Asian daily still oldest Indian and Asian daily still in circulation] is the president of in circulation] is the president of INS [2008-09]. INS is hosting the INS [2008-09]. INS is hosting the annual congress of World annual congress of World Association for Newspapers (WAN) Association for Newspapers (WAN) at Hyderabad in December 2009. at Hyderabad in December 2009.

• The indian Newspaper Society is The indian Newspaper Society is proud to have played a proud to have played a significant role in protecting and significant role in protecting and promoting the freedom of the promoting the freedom of the Press in the world's largest Press in the world's largest democracy.democracy.