Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus
Paid news: EC wants it to be made electoral offencehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Paid-news-EC-wants-it-to-be-made-electoral-offence/articleshow/31469349.cms Naguesh Bhatcar From: mayabhus...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:43:52 +0530 To: mayabhus...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus Letter to Goa Union of Journalists sent today at 2:27 pm
Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus
Mr. Nagvenkar, How can a Government initiate a judicial probe, in an event involving two private individuals/entities -- in this case, a private newspaper and a citizen of Goa? Will you not be playing into the hands of the Government and the very politicians, you are supposed to keep a tab on???. If GUJ and your fellow newsmen, cannot keep tabs on one your own fraternity, how will you be patrolling the misdeeds of these politicians?...A judicial probe could set precedents that might be detrimental to Press freedom, as it happened during the days of Emergency, in the 1970s. Naguesh Bhatcar From: mayabhus...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 15:30:07 +0530 To: mayabhus...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus Letter to Goa Union of Journalists sent today at 2:27 pm The letter to Mr. Parrikar was accompanied by email transcripts between former Herald editor and the newspaper's general manager Michael Pereira, which clearly indicates that paid news was commonly practiced by the Herald. This was perhaps the first time that a paid news-related paper trail has surfaced. Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Re: [Goanet] Demand for Judicial Probe in Goa's Paid News nexus
On 4 March 2014 10:30, Naguesh Bhatcar sgbhat...@hotmail.com wrote: Mr. Nagvenkar,.How can a Government initiate a judicial probe, in an event involving two private individuals/entities -- in this case, a private newspaper and a citizen of Goa?...Will you not be playing into the hands of the Government and the very politicians, you are supposed to keep a tab on???.If GUJ and your fellow newsmen, cannot keep tabs on one your own fraternity, how will you be patrolling the misdeeds of these politicians?...A judicial probe could set precedents that might be detrimental to Press freedom, as it happened during the days of Emergency, in the 1970s. I believe that Mayabhushan Nagvenkar is on solid ground - as far as procedural 'precedent' is concerned http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/faqs/ jc
