nice piece on those "media bombs" that we encounter in press clubs and
editorial rooms

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 6:18 AM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> encore
>
> 2008/9/9 damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>> Read the write-up, Shahina. The hindu bombs were diffused at the
>> newsrooms.
>>
>> I remember an incident from Trivandrum at the time of, I guess, visit of
>> APJ Abdul Kalam, then President. Of some hoax mail or something a young
>> muslim boy (from Manakkad, Tvpm If I remember correctly) was arrested by the
>> police only because he had with him pellets which he got from his
>> neighbhour. TV channels, print - evryone reported. Next day, the story
>> completely changed. A Sharma was arrested in this regard. But I remember a
>> channel reporter speaking greatly about Sharma's technical prowess. Thats
>> Our Media.. Murdoch or Berlusconi.. does it make any difference, if this is
>> the case.
>>
>> If all of us remember rightly, the Pokhran was detonated as a
>> Hindu-Masculine bomb in the newsroom.
>>
>> BTW, I am afraid of  reading. the Nuclear debate. People whom we know as
>> serene turning hawkish is rather unbelievable. So I stopped it. National
>> Patriotism(NP1) or Non-Proliferation(NP0) , my mind tends to shift towards
>> the later. NSG/US/imperialism- all are now tied  to the string of  NP1.
>>
>> Thank you shahina for sensitizing the reading communities on newsroom
>> biases.
>>
>> Damodar Prasad
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Shahina KK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Friends,
>>> Follow the link below to read my piece on the Hindu bombs.
>>>
>>> Shahina
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=3302&mod=1&pg=1&sectionId=19&valid=true
>>
>>
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