It is so much easier to imagine in the dying virtues of courage. Yet we don't take note of undeniable proof of fearlessness around us. We in the middle class ignore the torment of the living. Our empathy has a limited sweep, says AJAZ ASHRAF
PCI Chairman M Katju has now pronounced judgement against division of states. MADABHUSHI SRIDHAR ACHARYULU says this leaves pro-Telengana activists stranded, with no chance of appealing against media bias.
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Mangalore journalist Naveen Soorinje, arrested while covering a moral police attack, spent 17 weeks in jail. He tells GEETA SESHU media often approves of vigilantism, giving it a religious colour. Pix: Naveen Soorinje
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If a court reporter can summarise rambling judgements, there is nothing wrong with his education. Instead, NASEER A GANAI says, set criteria for media owners
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Serious journalists have been sidelined in news channels and market forces often set the agenda. In an open letter to Justice Katju, MUKESH KUMAR says these are the real issues to be tackled.
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Press Council chairman Justice Katju has stirred a debate by saying journalists should be better qualified. PADMAJA SHAW thinks the problem is not lack of education but moral vacuum in the newsroom.
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A lathi-charge by Sikkim police gets coverage on TV channels after seven days. DEEPMONI GOGOI wonders if this is because there is still a psychological distance from the North-east.
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This difference between limited facts of a particular event, and a set of facts that reveal context, also marks the difference between sensationalism and news, says PADMAJA SHAW. Pix- Afzal Guru
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A take-down notice was sent to website Bodhicommons at the behest of the Mathrubhumi management. GEETA SESHU says the police cyber cell's job is not to curb dissent.
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The present situation demands that national media cover the Gorkhaland movement as comprehensively as the Telengana movement is covered. It should take responsibility to get voices heard at the national level, says UGEN BHUTIA Pix: Bimal Gurung
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