The 55 th birthday of the Confederation of Mongolian journalists (CMJ) was marked on May 5 with a press conference, ceremony, concert and banquet.
The CMJ said that it was planning to set up an Ethics Council as exists in many other countries, to keep a check on how journalists write about issues and how the public reacts, to improve public access to balanced information.

Prime Minister M.Enkhbold sent a statement, reading” In the last decade, press has chosen to be free, democratic and ethical and is developing and reforming as the fourth estate in society. I have no doubt that Mongolian journalists will continue to distribute information to guide society.”

There were meetings of journalists to discuss the rights of access to information and protect information sources, agreeing to call for the repeal of a number of libel and slander-related clauses in the criminal law.

On World Press freedom Day, the Mongolian Newspaper’s Association declared the establishment of Mongolian Free Journalists Union.

By Adiyasuren, “Mongol Messenger” weekly newspaper, Wednesday, May 10, 2006