Dear Goans
It pains me to know that there are few Editors in local newspapers who
often take wrong decision by discarding certain writers by accepting their
good articles in their newspaper. There are many writers especially Goan
writers or co-Editor or Sub-Editors who are been isolated or made them to
take rest at home. Today on Sat weekend edition dated 27th Sept , 2014, I
happen to read an article in The Goan on line edition, and understood
sentiments expressed in his article by Dr. Joe DSousa who is a former
Faculty Member at Goa University as he writes by title ROLE OF PRESS IN
GOA'S DEVELOPMENT . After reading it, I realized that this whole article
was meant for certain Editor/s who have put him down or stopped him writing
especially in Herald. All these times I used to read his fantastic articles
in different episodes especially in Herald but now I come to know that even
his article which he used to get it published every year is not going to
appear in this coming Anniversary Day of Heraldo. This could be on account
of bad books taken place recently with the present Editor Sujay Gupta and
himself. It makes me feel sad that this kind of decision is abruptly taken
by these Editor/s.
This whole article published in The Goan, I suppose is focused by earlier
news on Yellow Journalism which was earlier been reported in Herald and
was made to read by Goans as Gutter Press and it was bad in taste, that
the Press themselves have reached in such a situation bringing down their
reputation of each other. This kind of fight was never ever seen in Goa
before but now it happens.
I also know that there are many such cases or incidents taken place
especially with Goan writers who are mum and do not want to express their
feelings and keeping themselves with one or two papers in heart.
As I said before and it is true, if any one wants their letter or article
to appear in print, there is a simple solution or a medicine which you need
to praise that particular Editor by saying THANK YOU EDITOR' -= WELL
DONE EDITOR =KUDOS TO EDITOR - = EXCELLENT NEWS PUBLISHED BY EDITOR
ETC, ETC.. AND your article is surely been published with minimum or no
editing even if it is not well written.
Hope you all understood the fate of these editors working in our Goa.
Stephen Dias
D.Paula
date: 27tth Sept , 2014
A CRITIC senior citizen
