> ** And now we have yet another great idea: Investigative journalism to the rescue.
Am not sure why anybody would be so dead against investigative journalism. Whats wrong in exposing corrupt officials, mismanagement and what have you? One can call for reporting that is NOT a witch-hunt or is not biased, but to abhor the very idea is intriquing, to say the least.
Investigative journalism is nothing new, nor is it a brain-wave of some goofy NRA. It exists quite well in India (as in other parts of the world). This type of journalism has its merits, even in Assam. Take the Barnali rape/murder case. The newspaper coverage, galvanized a public outcry, culminating in the prosecution and conviction of the culprits, and all this in a matter of just 4 months.
So, Journalism does have a positive part to play. All these years, for the most part the media in Assam have always stepped gingerly when dealing with corruption or mismanagement by the Govt. Its only recently, that the media has shown some back bone and are dealing with issues head-on.
--Ram
>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To:
[email protected]
>Subject: [Assam] Now for Investigative Journalism
>Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:55:13 -0500
>
>
>I am amazed by all the fine ideas being generated by our friends to
>make desi-demokrasy accountable and transparent.
>
>Allow me to enumerate them for posterity:
>
> ** People need to become more moral.
> ** People need to elect the good people. ( Obviously desis
> have a problem in figuring out who is good and who is
>bad, unlike
> all these fine wise folks of Assam Net)
> **Assam better produce some good leaders, or else ( the inference
> here would be that those other states in India must have
>good
> leaders, how else are they doing so much better than Assam?)
> ** NGOs are the salvation. Assam needs more good NGO's. (With
> enough of them, the dysfunctional GOs could be dumped and
> we will see Assam prospering and living happily ever
>after)
> ** And now we have yet another great idea: Investigative
> journalism to the rescue.
>
>I am quite sure DNB will be tickled to death to read about these
>fine interpretations of his litany of kharkhowa woes by some of
>Assam's best.
>
>I am quite sure Tarun Tejpal of Tehelka would be too. Maybe it would
>not be that good an idea to show it to him, without checking if he
>has a heart condition. It might kill him from laughter. DNB himself
>could be driven to write a testy article on kharkhowa reading
>comprehension, considering how the Sentinel's efforts on educating
>the clueless on the state of Indian govt's. transparency as
>demonstrated by the pathetic toothlessness of the "Right to
>Information" laws; laws that are routinely enacted, ritualistically,
>only to be discarded and even perverted once the rites are over; did
>not register on this august body of fine
>Netters.
>
>Yours Sarcastically.
>
>cm
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Assam mailing list
>
[email protected]
>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
>
>Mailing list FAQ:
>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html
>To unsubscribe or change options:
>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
