In Kashmir, new rules prohibit students from interning or freelancing for news outlets
The students claim that the higher authorities' intervention and directives for a trivial problem such as classwork makes them mistrust the true objective behind the move Journalism students at Government College for Women have been directed not to pursue internships or work with news outlets till they enter the last semester of their honours programme, according to a 'regulatory guideline' released by the Cluster University of Srinagar . The students would face action if caught breaking the regulations, according to the May 18, 2022 directive . Authorities defend the new guidelines The regulations are defended as an attempt to eschew the habit of students working unauthorizedly with private organizations at the expense of their normal classwork. The standards are also intended to discourage students from ‘posing as regular or full-time journalists’ and misusing press credentials. The varsity’s Dean of Academic Affairs, Mr Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, maintains that th...