 Sayed Alhakim congratulated the family of Iraqi journalists on the occasion of Iraqi press day. He wished them success and excellence and to continue its duties as the fourth estate and move forward in the process of promoting and developing a professional media
, one that which aims to serve the people and correct the errors that have occurred in the state.
Sayed Alhakim issued these congratulations on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, and stressed that the march of the press is full of achievements and has provided convoys of martyrs in order to uncover the truth.
He noted that in the new Iraq the family of Iraqi journalists continues to sacrifice and have been recognized as being an important entity that maintains the achievements obtained by the Iraqis through democracy and freedom.
He called on journalists and news organizations to continue their supervisory role, and indentify whatever would delay the march of progress in Iraq. He said that Iraqi journalists should be granted more freedoms and to facilitate access to information and provide the necessary protection in order to preserve the independence and impartiality of what is communicated through their outlets.
He stressed also on the importance of supporting institutions of the state to the Iraqi press and provide everything it needs to show the civilized face of the new Iraq, saying that the press is an essential and complementary part of the joints of the state because its evaluation control roles of the facts, as well as criticism and analysis for the service of national interest. |
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