Here is a letter carried in The Assam Tribune on February, 2012, Thursday Examplary move The Assam Tribune Group of newspapers, especially The Assam Tribune never behaves as a moral cop of the society. Barring one or two, its reports are never editorialised, whereas editorialised reports are the staple of several leading dailies and news channels. And they are also self-appointed moral guardians of the society, they police society’s ethical standards. They preach what they never practise, but the Assam Tribune Group has practised what others only preach and pay a lip service to. The Group has become the first in the country to implement the Majithia Wage Board recommendations. As a small time journalist with a first-hand knowledge of the plight many of my colleagues in the profession go through, I would appeal to other newspaper houses to follow the Assam Tribune Group example. Setting an example of morality is far better than being a moral cop. Not that I am saying all should or can implement the latest wage board recommendations. But they can at least ensure a decent living for the employees who toil for them. Is that asking for too much? --Yours etc, RANEN KUMAR GOSWAMI Santipur Hillside, Guwahati 781009 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
