I am not surprised at all. Many of us suspected it all along. ________________________________ From: Nava Thakuria <navathaku...@yahoo.com> To: northeastjour...@yahoogroups.com Cc: assamonline@yahoogroups.com; as...@assamnet.org Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 2:45:06 PM Subject: [Assam] Paid news culture in Assam
http://www.countercurrents.org/thakuria300110.htm Paid news culture in Assam You can find a number of examples in Guwahati, where the proprietors of the media houses had misused the media space for their individual benefits. It is amazing how some newspapers change their point of views towards a politician or party suddenly after getting money (in cash or kinds). There are specific allegations that many journalists in Guwahati, who are among the lowest paid in India with starting salaries as little as US$50 a month, enjoy regular payments like monthly lump sum compensation from politicians in power. Licenses for wine shops are offered to reporters (and accepted happily by many) with the inherent understanding that they only write positive stories and if possible, kill negative reports against their politician-financers.
