Hey,
did anyone in greenyouth notice the media scam that broke out on july 1 in the
national newspapers following a report on 'arrest of a former top Nazi colonel
in Goa'?
it is quite intersting. the details are here, in these blogs and sites -
i first came to know of it from this blog Going Anon and Anon. The press note
that arrived in the major newspaper offices in India on last Monday evenng had
announced the capture of a former Nazi who was hiding in Goa. The press note
was from 'Perus Narkp,' 'the intelligence wing of the German Chancellor's
Core.'
Some 24 hours after the story was splashed by Goan and the national press,
doubts began to circulate about the authencity of the news. It was a fake news
created by Pen Pricks, a group who works as a media watch-dog mainly in Goa, as
a test dose to the journalistic practice of the mainstream mediahouses of India
! The next day, they came out with the truth, giving in detail how they had
'created' the news and how the media lapped up it with relish, without fail.
While some of the newspapers have taken the item off the web, it is still there
for 'Deccan Herald,' 'Times of India,' 'The New Indian Express,' 'The Indian
Express.' 'Asian Age,' 'Telegraph,' (Calcatta), and 'Deccan Chronicle,' have
taken the item off. 'The Hindu,' is not seen on the list. May be, they
'missed' the story and the concerned editor may have raised storm over the
editorial meeting over 'the miss,' true to 'The Hindu,' fashion !
In this context, I remember a news story that appeared in Malayala Manorama
some time back. A NRI business man from Kerala, who had set up an animation
company (forgot the name), died due to cardiac arrest while flying from
Australia to USA. The Manorama story opened with a sentimental note, the rough
translation goes something like this - 'when the plane took off from the
airport, (the son's name), did not think his father, sitting in the next seat,
was slipping off to the final sleep...' The next day, alongwith the reports on
the funeral, there was a correction from the family that the son was not
accompanying the deceased man ! Flights of Fantasy from the editorial desk !!!
So, please pause for a second before lapping up our morning newspaper !
Renu.
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