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Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Santosh Helekar <[email protected]>: > As a journalist, I understand it is his responsibility to have > at least two independent sources for any factual > information he provides his readers. > I think Marshall does not understand why journalists have an > ethical obligation to make sure that they have two independent > sources before they report something as fact. Could Santosh tell us where he derrived this understanding from? I am quoting a statement, attributing it to the person who made it, and also clearly stating his affiliations. Just as I have quoted the conflicting views and claims of others elsewhere in the article. > But I tend to agree with you regarding the politicization of judicial > inquiries > such as the inquiry pertaining to Narendra Modi. That is why nobody > should trust campaigners and spokespersons for religious organizations > and political activists. In situations where the State has sided with the forces communalism, it is precisely the perople whom you seek to de-legitimise who have played a key role in allowing the truth to emerge. But, of course, I would not like to get caught up in one of those endless, hair-splitting arguments, but instead focus on the substantiative issues raised. FN
