Greek journalists go on strike to protest austerity measures

Athens:  Journalists in Greece have walked off the job for 24 hours, a day before civil servants and private sector workers stage a nationwide general strike to protest new austerity measures the government is still negotiating with the debt-ridden country’s international creditors. [caption id=“attachment_493862” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Pic used for representational purposes only.[/caption] Wednesday’s strike halted television and radio news broadcasts, while media outlets were not updating their online news sites. No newspapers were to be published the following day. Thursday’s general strike will shut down services across the country throughout the day and ground flights for three hours. Greece has survived on international rescue loans since losing access to money markets in 2010. But the bailouts from other eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund were granted on condition of harsh spending cuts and reforms to overhaul the country’s ailing economy. AP