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Dear Anthony Barreto, Loyalty to a newspaper is one thing; legality is another cup of tea entirely. If the Government stops releasing advertisements to a particular newspaper, it is no new thing. oHeraldo has suffered the same fate in the past...and has overcome it, and grown. Gomantak Times can definitely do that. They have to step up their marketing and mop up other sources of ad revenue. How does the interest of a newspaper become 'public interest'...the basis for a PIL ? I am at a loss to understand. I am an avid reader of the GT since Sujay Gupta has taken up the Editorship and Rueven Proenca has been doing real 'investigative' journalism. Preetu Nair is doing a good job,too, though it lacks a little finesse of researched reportage. Having said that,I still do not see the cause of action for a PIL. The simple way of getting Govt. advertisements is to toe the line...irrespective of who is the 'Government ' of the day. Goa's oldest English newspaper is also "The Newspaper You Can Trust" to do just that. GT can flatter it by imitating it once again. The previous GT Editor did. Quite successfully on the advertiement front, too. ............................................... 19 Nov 2004 Anthony Barretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Public money, private interest > > If Mr Parrikar chooses not to give Govt advertisements to a newspaper that dares to give the people the truth > then what are the people going to do. After all it is public money. And in a democracy the government is of > the people. > Why should Mr Parrikar be cooly allowed to use public money for his personal interests? > The opposition may have *lost their balls* to all the skeletons in their cupboard but can't we do something? > May be a PIL? The NGOs? OK OK I am getting a bit too idealistic. But a few journos, who have still not sold their souls, > certainly can do something at least on this score. > > Tony Martin .............................................................. I do not know what the Congressmen will have to say to your statement [that sounds as if it was regarding a tennis-ball cricket match], but I am surprised that the Goanet Admin Team let it pass the language test. My, My! What fiery language?With skleletons on the tin roof, all that you will hear is noise. Viva Goa. Miguel
