Journalists stand firm on S.I.S.
PA Wellington Newspaper and broadcasting journalists have decided not to co-operate with the Security 'lntelligence Service, even if their stand results in journalists going to prison. Policies to this effect were declared in a statement yesterday by Mr Brian Joyce, president of the New Zealand Journalists Union, and Mr Denis Phelps, president of the Association of Broadcasting Journalists. They said that if journalists were to keep faith with the public there was no way they could be involved with the S.I.S. or any other secret intelligence service. The N.Z.J.U. decision was made after a secret ballot of members approved the policy by an 82 per cent majority. The A.B.J. decision was made unanimously by its national executive after regional meetings had given overwhelming support. The policy is binding on all members of the N.Z.J.U. and A.B.J. but does not affect newspaper and magazine journalists in the Auckland city and province, w'ho are members of another organisation.
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Press, 13 April 1978, Page 19
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