Dear Alok & Sajan, in my opinion, reading "news" on community radio, is not against, AS LONG AS you keep 'political' news out of your CRS. Today that is the "untouchable" part in CRS.
When on 1 & 2nd of July we met in Pondicherry for South Zonal Consultation with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and CEMCA (besides WPC officials) we clarified this aspect. Ms. Zohra Chatterjee of MIB did say that it has to do with political arena. Other people from the Government were also of similar opinion. In my humble opinion, -to be on the safer side- it is better to avoid reading newspapers on the CRS. News is not neutral - any news is political in nature - with some degree of polarity. Simarly, giving sports coverage may anger the bosses in that area who have monopolised it! At this juncture, when CRS is just groping in the dark, we better be a bit careful. May be experience, we will learn how to negotiate with such important ingredients of information society. But as Vicram hinted out, giving agricultural news should be a welcome thing on CRS. This is a typical feature of a community, a developmental issue. Here again, political reference are best avoided. Fr (Dr.) Richard Rego SJ Dept of Mass Communication & Journalism; St Aloysius College; P.B. 720 Mangalore - 575003. Phone: 0824-2449706 (R) www.richardrego.wordpress.com www.staloysiuscollege.wordpress.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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