(RSF/IFEX) – On 21 November 2006, the judges of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) unanimously resolved that it should not be compulsory for anyone working as a journalist to have a university degree. The STF was asked to rule on this issue the same day that the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), another senior federal […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 21 November 2006, the judges of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) unanimously resolved that it should not be compulsory for anyone working as a journalist to have a university degree. The STF was asked to rule on this issue the same day that the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), another senior federal court, voted unanimously to make it obligatory for journalists to have a degree.
Journalists’ unions and professional organisations immediately protested against the Supreme Court’s ruling, but Reporters Without Borders supports it, believing that anyone producing or handling news and information may be regarded as a journalist regardless of whether or not they have a degree.
