Dear Sachin, Forgive me for making a rural analogy. Every 'employee' [most journalists are employees of a newspaper establishment]is like a bull tied to a stake in the pasture.S/he can graze in a limited part of the pasture[politics,events,sports,etc]. Some bulls are tied to a long rope,others have to make do with a shorter one. The one that is "stall fed" with choice feed can even fatten on the shortest rope! The access and the quality of feed determine the relative strength of the bull in the system. The bull can break free of the rope as the journo can break free from the newspaper. What next? Stray cattle pound or the butchers' for the slaughter? There is a certain safety in the "belonging".
If you tell everything exactly like it is....you may not be telling anything to anyone for long. You can "tell the truth and nothing but the truth" but not all of it ,everytime! Said H.W.Longfellow : "Unmingled joys to no man befall; Who least ,hath some; Who most,hath never all." Fred may tell you more. He knows more about journalism than I will ever know. Viva Goa. Miguel From: "Sachin Phadte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Goanet]BEN ANTAO: Free Goa's First Elections... > Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:31:41 +0530 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am a little puzzled when he adds: "People who don't work in journalism often don't understand the reality. Maybe one day, the lead of people like Ben will also encourage others to tell their story." > > Suppose a journalist today tries to project the BJP in the same way that Ben did at the time, and for the same reason, ie the owners of the publication wanted it that way. Do we say that it is 'reality' and move on with our lives? > Frederick is a respected and senior (not in age but professionally!) > journalist, and so he could help us non-journalists understand what exactly > is the reality that the journalist are confronted with. Sachin Phadte. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.524 / Virus Database: 321 - Release Date: 10/6/2003 ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
