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Salient: Victoria University Students' Newspaper. Vol. 24, No. 7. 1961.
Charter of the Student Press
Charter of the Student Press
Whereas a free and vigorous press is an essential feature of a democratic society, and
Whereas the student press has the duty and right to fill this role, and
Whereas the aims of the student press cannot be achieved unless its independence from all forms of external interference or censorship is maintained Inviolate.
The 9th International Student Conference hereby declares the following conditions essential for a free student press:
| a | The student press, in accordance with the spirit of the United Nations (Draft) Convention on freedom of Information, should be free from regulation by any organ of the government or by the university authorities; |
| b | The student press, except where it is an official organ of a student organization, should be free from regulation by other student organization; |
| c | The student press should be free from all pressures, financial and otherwise, from other external groups; |
| d | The student press should have free access to information and the same rights and privileges as afforded to regularly accredited Journalists. |
The 9th International Student Conference, also recognising that the student press bears great responsibilities to students by virtue of its power to Influence student opinion, further declares that it should be mindful of these responsibilities and continually strive to keep above partisan considerations and should endeavour at all times to act in conformity with all the Principles of Co-operation.