Jose, As I have been saying all along no journalist or activist can be trusted, whether in the mainstream or on the fringes. The lure of sensationalism and the zeal to promote one's own point of view trump ethics and honesty.
Here, the Times of India breaks a story that activists tampered with evidence, citing an official investigative report. The activists retaliate, claiming that TOI is being misled by a government leak, not the actual report. TOI then claims that the activists are misleading the public, citing actual quotes from the report. The Hindu then reports that the Supreme Court has castigated the media for leaking the actual report. Now the Hindustan Times claims that the TOI claims are false. Please note the title of the latest claim: "Gujarat riots witnesses not tutored: SIT" Please note below the sum total of the substance on which the above title is based: QUOTE Asked about the leaked contents of the report, the SIT chief, R. K. Raghavan told Hindustan Times that he could not confirm whether the leaked contents were true. "I am answerable only to the Supreme Court. The alleged reported leaks appear to be inspired by dubious motives. I cannot confirm such claims. The act is highly condemnable," Raghavan said. UNQUOTE Now, please tell me how we can trust any of these journalists and activists. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 4/26/09, J. Colaco < jc> <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > You may remember that I have, on several occasions, written > about the > dangers of relying too much on news-reports. One does not > know it the > reports are accurate, spiced up or perhaps a result of > Journo > incompetence, bias or even a difficulty in the English > language. You > may also have noted that the journos in question, when > shown up, have > become defensive and justified their bogus reporting. > We do not need > to go there again ...do we? Our Goan journos have decided > to hide > under the 'nome' " From a Staff Reporter" > > That having been said .....here are two articles relating > to the same > SIT report. The two articles speak for themselves. The CAPS > are mine, > and so are the questions at the foot of this msg. > > Sincerely > > jc >
