Akola- Due to oppressive conditions imposed by the government on small newspapers in Maharashtra and unforgivable favoritism even in the matter of advertisement distribution, the editors of small and especially weekly newspapers are in dire straits and for this the egalitarian government should try to rescue them from their humanitarian duty.
Small newspapers are the pioneers in giving free publicity to government schemes even through news. In spite of this, deliberate avoidance of advertising to small and weekly newspapers of Gatimaan Maharashtra and many others is a continuous injustice done by the government to small journalists.
Journalists are presenting their painful grievances to the People s Freedom Journalist Federation, our community-oriented national organization, and demand that the government should give proper justice to ordinary journalists by deciding a definite policy in this regard. From the letter sent on.
Small newspapers will not be able to survive due to the very little advertisements they get in a year, increased cost of paper and printing materials and printing, and lack of private advertisements in the market. An attempt has been made to make Sanjay aware of the actual situation regarding this.