The Odisha Press Club formed

 

The Odisha Press Club formed

The Odisha Press Club has been formed on 30^th July 2013. The owners, editors, resident editors and other officials of different English and Odia Newspapers assembled at the May Fair hotel in Bhubaneswarto form The Odisha Press Club. The Managing Director of Odisha Bhaskar Mr Madhu Mohanty convened the meeting while the Managing Director of Ortel Communication, Jagimangat Panda chaired the meeting. The presidium members of the Odisha Press Club were chosen in the meeting. Editor of leading Odia Daily ‘Sambad’ Mr. Soumyaranjan Patnaik, Editor of ‘Dharitri’ Mr. Tathagat Satapathy, Ortel MD Mrs Jagimangat Panda and Dipak Malabya od LOk Sevak Mandal‘ have been elected as the members of the presidium. The convener of the meeting Mr. Mohanty proposed the names of the above mentioned dignitaries in the meeting and all the members approved it unanimously. The next meeting of The Odisha Press Club will be held on 18^th August, 2013.

The Odisha Press Club aims to work for the interest of the journalists of the state. In the changing time, the journalists of the state are not safe as they have been pressurized by various people. So this club has been formed so that the journalists can show their unity and face any adverse situation. The capitals of other states already have their respective press clubs. Though the attempt to form The Odisha Press Club has been made before, it was not successful. But this time the purpose has been achieved. The speakers expressed their view on this occasion. Ranjiv Biswal of ‘Samaya’ said that the Odisha Press Club needs to have its own building and then only it can serve its purpose in the right way. He also proposed that The Odisha Press Club should have tie-ups with the Press Clubs of the other states of the country. Nageswar Patnaik of Economic Times, Jayasish Roy of Sambad Kalika, Srimoy Kar of The New Indian Express also put some light on the necessity of such a club in the state. They demonstrated the hardships faced by the journalists of the state and hoped that the move will be able to stop that.