The best gift Goans can give to Goa is their �voice.� The general public seldom ventures to voice their concerns or grievances via the print media. This is primarily the job of journalists and the press.
Having said that, times have changed, and the new electronic media provides for a wider, quicker and perhaps easier avenue for the public to express its views. Albeit, access to the PC/email is required; fortunately, email is now available in Goa, in cyber caf�s, -- for as low as Rs. 10 per hour.
Interested individuals should form a �team� and, along with the collaborative yet cooperative effort of local journalists, must periodically review and critique the performance of the Government. They can even go the extra mile and forward potential concerns and/or grievances directly via emails to those in responsible positions in Government.
Mass emails to the elected representatives, in addition to publishing the text in local dailies will capture the attention of the Government, and keep them alert to public opinion. Invariably, the �Press� plays a crucial role in keeping the Government in check, however, lack of will and certain amount of bias from the press (in playing favourites,) has eroded its reputation.
Joe Vaz
PS: Thanks Fred, for your well written post.
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:31:28 +0530 (IST)
The Press we deserve
"People get the Press they deserve." At first glance, this argument might seem very unfair on the reader. It implies that those responsible for building the Press can dish out just about any quality and content, and then turn around and blame it on the reader. But, there's some element of truth in the above assertion....
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