Has the Indian Army become the latest whipping boy for the media?
It would appear so!
This incredibly blasphemous headline appeared in the Pune Newsline supplement (dated 11 Feb 2010) of the Indian Express:
Read the story here...
The fact is that the corrupted officers were DGQA officials who are NOT men in uniform, but civilians who do not undergo a day's worth of the ragda the uniformed men are put through.
It is sad that a newspaper of such high credentials will stoop to such levels to make a headline!
As a journalist it saddens me to accept that this is reprehensible and totally condemnable piece of journalism.
This incredibly blasphemous headline appeared in the Pune Newsline supplement (dated 11 Feb 2010) of the Indian Express:
"Army officers held for clearing substandard equipment"
Read the story here...
The fact is that the corrupted officers were DGQA officials who are NOT men in uniform, but civilians who do not undergo a day's worth of the ragda the uniformed men are put through.
It is sad that a newspaper of such high credentials will stoop to such levels to make a headline!
As a journalist it saddens me to accept that this is reprehensible and totally condemnable piece of journalism.
2 comments:
I agree that we are witnessing a fall, in responsible journalism, in many instances....After all, is not the pen considered to be a sword and that too a double-edged one?....the onus, therefore, lies on the person who wields it....even the readers are equally responsible, if they do not respond vehemently against an outrageous accusation....
Sadly if the morale of the armed forces sink to depths unimaginable then it will be utter chaos that shall rule the roost....everyone will suffer eventually if there are no damage control measures undertaken by those responsible....
Try to keep hope even in these turbulent times....let us give a chance to those anonymous patriots, to make a comeback, while we pitch in our bit, to clean up the mess, being generated and somehow find a cure, to the problems that face our nation....
Vande Mataram
Kudos for writng about this Ma'am!!!!
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