Newspaper chiefs from 25 Russian regions established the Interregional League of Journalists

The organization is officially registered, its president Vladimir Torin told Regnum news agency, and its logo and web-site are to be worked out shortly.

The league is created on the basis of the Volga (Privolzhsky) League of Journalists. Its memorandum signed by editors-in-chief of regional newspapers and magazines, defines the main objectives of the League, namely protection of freedom of speech and the press, working out the legal basis for media activity, promotion of journalistic ethics and assistance to professional growth of young journalists.

09:59 5/31/2004