tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post4206350299699075872..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: The Hindu Death Spiral Watch: Tibet editionAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-42419280215377328452008-04-18T22:10:00.000+05:302008-04-18T22:10:00.000+05:30About time. Thanks for starting this. It's minor, ...About time. Thanks for starting this. It's minor, but I submit <A HREF="http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/04/stories/2007060414170100.htm" REL="nofollow">this</A> to offer, mainly for archival purposes. It was front page "news" in the Hyderabad edition last June. <BR/><BR/>Have since confirmed from an Israeli academic historian who specializes in Telugu, Tamizh, Sanskrit etc, that it's all balderdash.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710107146505111876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-35806788428258831232008-04-15T11:45:00.000+05:302008-04-15T11:45:00.000+05:30Rahul: way to go! I saw Narayanan's reference to...Rahul: way to go! I saw Narayanan's reference to your letter.<BR/><BR/>AnantAnanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974808252913561726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-56346613492845024152008-04-15T11:36:00.000+05:302008-04-15T11:36:00.000+05:30Mr Narayanan mentions my letter to him regarding ...Mr Narayanan mentions my letter to him regarding the Hindu coverage of the Tibet issue. My letter was sent on 18 March -- almost a month ago. Anyway, for what it is worth, here is the text of the letter I sent to the Readers' Editor:<BR/><BR/>Dear Mr Narayanan<BR/><BR/>It is clear that the Hindu Editorial Board has learned nothing from the<BR/>disastrously biased coverage of Nandigram which came under so much<BR/>criticism. (You will perhaps recall that I, along with 20 other<BR/>academics had written about the coverage). On Monday 17th March, the<BR/>Hindu ran a headline saying 'Lhasa returns to normality' when the<BR/>situation on the ground was anything but. Virtually every other<BR/>newspaper - the New York Times, The Guardian (both of which contribute<BR/>many articles to the Hindu) had headlines talking of the worsening<BR/>situation and the Chinese leadership's heavy handed attempts to<BR/>stifle protests. So did almost every other newspaper in India.<BR/><BR/>The Hindu on the other hand<BR/><BR/>1. dutifully quotes the official Xinhua Chinese news agency<BR/>2. dutifully quotes the Chinese envoy's comments about the<BR/> incidents and the Dalai Lama<BR/>3. takes only brief extracts from PTI and Reuters to give the<BR/>news item a semblance of balance.<BR/><BR/>There is no attempt to give any representation to the Tibetan viewpoint,<BR/>except a quote from the Dalai Lama saying the Olympics should be held in<BR/>China. Reprinting any article from either the NYT or the Guardian would<BR/>have been enough to give both sides of the issue.<BR/><BR/>Most of us have long given up any hope of the Hindu not taking a<BR/>partisan view when the Communist party either in India or elsewhere is<BR/>concerned. However there is a crucial difference between editorial<BR/>policy and news reportage. I may not agree with, but would defend the<BR/>Hindu Editorial Board's tilt towards the left, as a policy matter of the<BR/>newspaper. However, news reportage must be fair and balanced (and also<BR/>seen to be so). In this, the Hindu practises, to put none too fine a<BR/>point to it, convenient self censorship<BR/>to cover up any news item that shows the Communist Party, whether here<BR/>or in China, in a poor light. I believe this is dishonest in that it<BR/>only releases one side of a story, when it suits the newspaper to do so.<BR/>After all, the newspaper is always free to present its viewpoint in the<BR/>Editorial columns.<BR/><BR/>What is even more mystifying is that the Hindu happens to have its own<BR/>reporter Pallavi Iyer in China. Her articles about daily life in China<BR/>as the economy liberalises are well written, balanced and informative.<BR/>Why is it that no first hand news is forthcoming from this source? Is it<BR/>because that would be too inconvenient for the Hindu Editorial Board to<BR/>allow its appearance in the newspaper?<BR/><BR/>Best regards<BR/><BR/>Rahul BasuRahul Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751088048215388592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-68796827883578595202008-04-14T17:03:00.000+05:302008-04-14T17:03:00.000+05:30And all Ms. Aiyar finds interesting in Beijing is ...And all Ms. Aiyar finds interesting in Beijing is the newly opened Indian tourism office and the trickle of Chinese tourists to India.<BR/>http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041454911100.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com