Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-23 Thread anand virgincar
Mr Frederick Noronha said : An idea of building a people's daily was actually tried out in Goa. It was called NOVEM GOEM. Anyway, one could mention the experience of the barely-concealed BJP-floated daily Marathi newspaper 'Gova Doot'. While it did reward some

Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-22 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
DR ANAND VIRGINCAR WROTE: I am almost certainly being silly from here on and inviting a barrage of justified ridicule. I am not aware of the finances required and the figures are purely for illustration . Is there any possiblity of say Rs 10 /- per household being levied per month(

Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-19 Thread Patrice Riemens
Another English Daily from Goa - Times of India Which also means our monthly newspaper bill will increase by another say Rs.115 to about Rs.410 assuming TOI is sold at Rs.3. My, lucky Goans! Rs 410 would buy you about just _one week_ of _one_ newspaper in our parts, probably excluding the

Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-19 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
Hi Patrice, Regards to Dnooos! The issue isn't just about price. As I see it, it's more about what such low newspaper prices (Indian newspapers are already among the lowest-priced in the world, at 2 or 4 or 6 US cents for a 24 pager broadsheet!) do to the media market and journalism here.

Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-19 Thread anand virgincar
Dear Frederick-bab, I feel that is an excellent analysis of the way goan newsmedia is controlled by financial interests. The comment that readers are being paid to buy these newspapers in particular is very well constucted indeed. I genuinely sympathise with the reporters

Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ...

2008-02-19 Thread Miguel Braganza
:19:44 +0530 From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] TOI in Goa/ at a 'price' ... Hi Patrice, The issue isn't just about price. As I see it, it's more about what such low newspaper prices do to theedia market and journalism here. Secondly