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On 12 January 2014 14:06, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to second this very strongly. Just earlier today, I happened to > wonder myself over how many of us could even imagine how much time, > trouble, sweat and expenses JoeGoaUk expends, to record, process and > disseminate all this work of his. > > From his coverage, it's very clear that that JoeGoaUk goes out of his way > to keep track of issues that he feels are important to inform Goa about. > Whether these break out in Canacona, Corjuem or wherever! It is quite one > thing to go out of one's way to specially create content (unpaid) for > sharing on the Net, and another to share what one already has created > (either for some other purpose, or because we happen to be there). Some of > us, including myself, indulge in the latter form of sharing, which is far > more easy to undertake. > > Which also makes me wonder: why doesn't JoeGoaUk just give up his > anonymity, and start contributing to some local paper or the other? (Of > course, anonymity here isn't the main issue. He could probably do that > *with* his anonymity too....) Readers in Goa too would gain from his inputs > and insights, and be overall better informed thanks to his photos, comments > and videos. That way too, he would be at least earning some small > compensation for all the work he puts in, and get a bit of the credit he > rightly deserves! If he doesn't need the money, he could ask the paper > concerned to automatically direct it to his favourite charity. > > If I was running a local paper, I would have surely employed JoeGoaUk by > now :-) But then, that might have also dampened JoeGoaUk's art and damaged > his enthusiasm. So, fortunately, I'm not.... > > Best wishes, and a big thank you Joe again! FN > > > On 12 January 2014 22:40, roland.francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It would be remiss not to thank Joe Goa UK for his excellent pictures, > > blog and the video posted on YouTube of the tragedy's aftermath. > > > > His timeline description was an excellent accompaniment to the pictures > > and video and gave us meaning to the whole affair. > > > > Keep up the good work JGUK and you deserve commendation for coverage that > > is brought to us on your own time and expense. > > > > Strength to your hands and your heart. > > > > Roland. > > Toronto. > > > > > > Sent from Samsung Mobile > > > > > -- > FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 > Blog: The View From My Window http://wp.me/1c1F > About.me: http://about.me/noronhafrederick > Goa,1556: http://bit.ly/Goa1556Books2 >
