A newspaper known for its staunch royalist stance announced Thursday it has resigned from a national media association for its failure to enforce ethics and impartiality.
In an online statement, the editorial board of Naewna said the National Press Council, comprised of editors from different print media organizations, turns a blind eye to media agencies that take political sides and disregards ethics, though it did not name any specific incidents.
“The newspapers of each [council] agency clearly choose sides, don’t comply with ethical standards in news coverage [and] have been used as instruments of those who harbor ill will toward the nation,” said the statement, adding that Naewna’s resignation was effective immediately.
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