--- On Thu, 13/5/10, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Thaths <[email protected]> > Subject: [silk] Glimpses of Journalistic History? > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 13 May, 2010, 23:27 > All this discussion about the sorry > state of print journalism in India > is a bit depressing. Many of you have made references to > past > instances where some of these newspapers and magazines were > great. > Could you share examples of such journalistic high > watermarks from the > past? Which newspaper/magazine? When? Who were the > journalists (if you > recall) and what was the "piece"? > > My own example would be the coverage of the Bofors kickback > scandal in > The Hindu and Indian Express. The Hindu coverage was by N. > Ram and > Chitra Subhramaniam (who later moved to Indian > Express[1]). > > Thaths > [1] According to the Wikipedia article on Chitra > Subramaniam[2] she is > now selling watches that show Rahu Kalam > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitra_Subramaniam > -- > "Lisa, Vampires are make-believe, like > elves, gremlins, and Eskimos." > > -- Homer J. Simpson > Sudhakar Chandra > > Slacker Without Borders > > What's wrong with the old, traditional ways? What's wrong with Mother Saw Father Wearing The Turban in the Sun. Is nothing sacred any longer?
