Sad News may not always be bad news!!!! � It was shocking to hear the news that the Herald has finally succumbed to blackmail of Mr. Manohar Parrikar and his RSS cohorts to force their editor Mr. Rajan Narayan to resign. The Herald was the only paper to bring out the truth on all fronts, and was known for its reputation for not succumbing to political pressures. It appears that the pressure was too much for the CM as all his black lies and communistic designs were getting exposed. He has taken the final step to blackmail the owners of Herald to force the editor to resign. � In doing so Mr. Manohar Parrikar has finally dropped his mask. Everybody should read the message on the wall. All citizens Hindus Christian and Muslim should take firm steps individually to throw out this fascist regime. If we do not do this now, the communal rot will sink in deeper and Goa our lovely land of Communal Harmony will be doomed. � Let us look at the brighter side of things. Mr. Rajan Narayan is starting his own newspaper, which will have no skeletons in the closet. Dedicated people have volunteered already and others can now join up to fight the sickness of communalism and other citizen oriented issues and bring out the truths. The Supreme Court has indicted the Modi Government in Gujarat IN THE Best Bakery issue and has openly stated that it had no faith in the Gujarat Government. This gives a clear picture of what to expect of Goa with Mr. Modi�s good friend Mr. Manohar Parrikar. In removing Mr. Rajan Narayan he has created a third force which the silenced I repeat silenced citizens of this lovely state can approach. � We hope he and his RSS cohorts will not make him disappear. Only time will tell. � Mr. Rajan Narayan has opened a new site http://rajannarayan.com please visit this site for further information. Here is an extract of his first bulletin. �
R A T I O N A L E 1. After 20 years with the English edition of the �Herald� which I started and built up to its present stature as the no. 1 newspaper in the state of Goa, I have decided that the time has come for me to start my own Independent Newspaper. 2. I have been compelled to take this decision because the present management structure of the � Herald � is no longer conducive to practice and uphold the highest standards of professionalism and to offer justice to meet the aspirations and expectations of the residents of Goa. � 3. I have decided to start a Broadsheet 16-page weekly modelled on the one-time highly successful �Sunday Observer� in Mumbai. I have deliberately and consciously opted to start a weekly as I believe that daily newspapers cannot any longer compete with the electronic media in terms of pure news . as pointed out by the Union Minister for Information Technology and veteran journalist Arun Shourie recently, newspaper have to re-invent themselves and focus more on analysis and background rather than hard news. I believe a weekly offers more scope for in-depth analysis as one is not bogged down in the exigencies of running a daily newspaper. 4. The proposed weekly will be Konkan-centric and in keeping with my historical position, will proactively and aggressively work to preserve and promote Goa�s historical tradition of communal harmony and fusion and the larger ethnic and linguistic entity which constitutes the Konkani speaking diaspora in the country and abroad. It will also as I have always done throughout my 35 years long journalistic career and my 20 years stint at the �Herald� , put the public interest above all sectarian, political and even commercial imperatives and compulsions. 5. Besides the widely read and appreciated weekly column �Stray Thoughts� the new weekly will on a continuous basis provide in-depth analysis on political, social and economical developments in Goa and its neighbouring states . Of special interest and focus will be combating any tendencies towards communalizing Goan society and vital issues concerning the ecology and environment of Goa, subjects which fail to get highlighted in the present media because of commercial and vested interests. 6. Besides in-depth coverage and analysis by the weekly�s staff which will consist of the best reporting talent in the state, it will also have number of columns by experts in relevant fields. Some of the noted names who have expressed keenness in being associated with the weekly are Arvind Bhatikar (former chairman of the Mormagoa Port Trust) , Norma Alvares (environmentalist) , Thomazin Cardozo (former speaker and noted cultural activist), Dr. Sudhir Kakkar (internationally known socialogist and psychoanalyast), Ervell Menezes (film critic), Devika Sequeira (senior journalist) and many others. 7. Every issue would have one or more in-depth investigative reports on a matter of public concern and of a topical nature, besides several human interest stories, since I firmly believe that magazines and newspapers should become more people-centric. 8. Every 16-page issue will have a four-page section in colour which will provide continually update information for the benefit of tourists on where to eat, what to see, what facilities exist , what hazards they may face, events including ethnic an cultural events that might interest them � indeed, a complete regularly updated and comprehensive guide for domestic and foreign tourist. 9. The Independent Goan Observer will be politically neutral not in a passive way but will be equally critical of all political parties and formations 10. The Independent Goan Observer is envisaged as a media organization which will be participated and owned by the readers themselves. AWAIT THE PRINT EDITION � JONATHAN ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
