Please someone, what is “journalistic ethics” in Konkani? Thank you. —vjp
On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Mayabhushan <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI > Kept my appointment with the Crime Branch, Cyber Cell today afternoon. > The thrust of the enquiry officer's questions, was primarily about asking > me to reveal the identity of the source, who could have given me a copy of > an inter-office memo issued by Herald deputy general manager (Sales) Adwait > Desai (memo attached), which more than adequately shows that chunks of > editorial content in the Herald is subject to screening of the sales > department. > In response, I said on more than one occasion, that I was not in a position > to reveal the name of the source who gave me the memo, citing journalistic > ethics, according to which revealing the identity of the source, who has > helped to unearth a malpractice, is sacrilege. > I also explained that if in the future, reporters were asked to name their > sources and were subject to complaints filed by public institutions and > private companies for 'stealing' or 'hacking' data, every time a story was > filed on basis of leaked documents, it would be impossible for bonfide > media to report on issues in public interest. > I also said that the case against me filed by Herald amounted to harassment > and aimed at targeting whistle blowers in its own organisation who had > unearthed a journalistic malpractice. > It's ironical that a media house itself is gunning for a journalistic > source. > That's it for now. And thanks to all those guys who turned at the the Crime > Branch in solidarity. > Mayabhushan >
