There should not be any doubt that Goa's media is on the side of the mine owners, mega-project builders, politicians - they are linked through business dealings, "awards" and "grants" for art and entertainment events, sponsorships, advertising. No attempt is even made to cover the trail connecting these business interests. And of course, it never hurts to put your mouthpiece as the editor of a major English newspaper.
For anyone keeping score in Goa: Miners/mega-project builders/politicians 100 Common man/woman 0 Net result for Goa -100 George --- On Fri, 7/29/11, Frederick FN Noronha wrote: > This was the case when the majority of the newspapers in Goa were owned > by mining houses. It is no longer true. FN > > PS: Some of the local cable/TV operations are linked to > mining majors though, where their clout has grown. > > On 29 July 2011 21:16, Mervyn Lobo <mervynal...@yahoo.ca> > wrote: > > Even people who go to Goa every winter are not aware of the > devastation done to the environment as very little is reported by the > news media in Goa.
