Dear Goanet, Submitting a letter I sent to The Navhind Times, which hasn't seen the light of day.
Please circulate it among Goans; it has something important to say. Thanks, Xanno -------- Dear Mr Arun Sinha, Congratulations on your newspaper's new 'radiant' look. It really brightened my day on an otherwise dull and rainy morning. The little editor's note on the front page was most instructive. I was especially impressed by your words: "On the Navhind newsfloor, we spend day and night bringing all the world’s information and unravelling truths behind the local news, but always taking care that on a verification scale of 1 to 10 if a piece of information does not reach 9 or 10 we would rather omit it than mislead the readers in a competition with those whose main merchandise is screaming headlines.." I have always said that is precisely what a newspaper needs to be; reliable and trustworthy. I have only one query. The front page headline of your daily dated Friday 19 June 2009 stated: "Patnekar may join Congress today". The news report went on to say that Bicholim BJP MLA Rajesh Patnekar "is expected to resign from the BJP and the state assembly on Friday morning". Exactly what score on your 'verification scale' did this news item reach? Do tell. Warm regards, Xanno -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com
