The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued a new warning to journalists to beware of bogus international press cards being sold over the internet after a Chinese language site was exposed as fraudulently advertising IFJ press cards for sale.

The IFJ says that a web site run by a group calling itself the World Chinese Journalists Association will not provide an authentic international press cards and is illegally trading on the IFJ name.

“This site is little more than a money-making scam. Journalists should have nothing to do with it,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. “Genuine journalists can obtain IFJ International Press Cards through their national journalist organisations.”

The IFJ has written to the All China Journalists’ Association, as official organisation representing media in China, to help discover who is behind the site and to ask them to make it clear to their organisations that the IFJ does not support this group and does not endorse the card being promoted.

The IFJ International Press Card, which has been a recognised international credential for travelling journalists for more than 50 years, can be obtained through the unions and associations of journalists listed on the IFJ’s web site.

Earlier this year, the IFJ issued a similar warning over web-sites in Europe that sell international press cards over the internet, but which do not represent journalists and charge heavily for their cards.

“People should not be fooled by these sharp traders and make sure that any accreditation they receive comes through legitimate journalistic organisations,” said White.

Click here for further information about the IFJ press card.

Click here for a full list of IFJ members.

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2008年9月11日


國際記者聯會讉責出售偽冒國際記者聯會國際記者證中文網站


國際記者聯會現向全球所有新聞工作者發出警號，以防墮入一個出售偽冒本會國際記者證的中文網站陷阱。

本會發現一個自稱「世界華人記者協會」的組織營運一個中文網站，網站內更訛稱可出售本會的國際記者證。本會從沒提供真正的國際記者證予該組織；而挪用本會的名稱更是不法的行為。

國際記者聯會總幹事韋艾登說：「該網站是一個圖利的騙局，記者不該與之有任何關連。真正的新聞工作者可透過其當地國家記者組織取得本會的國際記者證。」

國際記者聯會已去函中國註冊的傳媒代表中華全國新聞工作者協會，要求該會協助找出該網站背後操控的人物並要求該會對其屬會清楚述明，本會並無支持該組織及准許它代表本會簽發記者證。

國際記者聯會國際記者證發予經常走訪不同國家的記者，獲國際認可已逾五十年之久，凡欲申請該證可透過本會網站上臚列的記者組織及工會取得。

今年初，本會在歐洲發現相類似出售國際記者證的網站，不過，這並不代表記者及該證需要耗費大量金錢才可取得。

韋艾登謂：「任何人不要被這些投機的商販瞞騙，若要確保取得認可的記者證須透過合法的記者組織取得。」


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