EMPA elects Tariq Bhat as its president

Srinagar, Nov 20: J&K Electronic and Print Media Association (EMPA) — an amalgam of professional journalists from electronic and print media — Friday elected Tariq Bhat as its president.

The polls to the posts of executive body were held in Srinagar on Friday afternoon.

Bhat, the chairman and famous Tv anchor of ANN News, bagged 218 votes against his rival who bagged just 103 votes.

Later, Bhat was administered oath to office in presence of EMPA election commission body.
Later, Bhat while speaking about the role electronic and print media lauded the efforts of journalists for bringing up correct and true information to public amid COVID19 pandemic.
Bhat said that EMPA will set-time a frame and would take up issues of journalists with the Government to seek their redressal.

Bhat said that journalists who risk their lives in gathering information amid pandemic are frontline warriors.
“Now we have decided to take all journalists on board for the purpose of developing the media industry in Jammu and Kashmir were none will be discriminated on the basis of organization. If someone is working for an online news portal or any other organization, his dignity will not be reduced but will be treated equal as compared to other journos,” he said.
Bhat further said that EMPA will act as a voice of journalists who have remained unheard.