Indian Newspaper Society
Indian Newspaper Society | |
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Formation | 1939 |
Location | Rafi Marg, New Delhi |
Website | INS Official website |
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) (formerly Indian and Eastern Newspaper Society) acts as the central organization of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India. It is an organization which plays a major role in protecting and promoting the freedom of press in India. The society was founded in 1939. Its headquarters are at Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
INS membership comprises the owners, proprietors and publishers of print media who discusses and suggest various measures to the government regarding the problems related to the newspaper industry. It is a kind of pressure group which works to protect the interest of newspaper industry in particular and print media in general.
Indian newspaper industry today faces problems ranging from rising cost and paucity of newsprint to shrinking revenue from advertisement due to boom in electronic media. The executive committee of INS represents the current 990 members from newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines.
At present Mr K.N. Tilak Kumar is the president of INS [2012-13], elected on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society. He is a successor of Ashish Bagga from India Today.
Presidents
- G. Narasimhan (1956–57)
- Upendra Acharya, 1958–1959
- Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain
- Ashish Bagga
- Present:K.N. Tilak Kumar
- Elected: Ravindra Kumar
External links
- Photo Guide: Round the clock at Dainik Bhaskar, June 2010
- Indian Newspaper Society Official website
- Opinion - A mission lost in petty politicking, The Hindu, 20 September 2006
- History in Lahore: The Indian Newspaper Society meet, The Hindu, 25 June 2005