[Assam] CNN should be ashamed of this poor quality report. CNN has the reputation of ‘up to the minute’ reporting across the globe. CNN must place non-south Asian reporters in the region covered in the above report for a meaningful media reportin

Ram Sarangapani assamrs at gmail.com
Fri Oct 6 07:48:24 PDT 2006


>Can't blame poor CNN--they cater only to poor tastes of rich people.

And yet, it is one of the most widely read, worldwide. I guess its
readership must all be wealthy.




On 10/6/06, mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Can't blame poor CNN--they cater only to poor tastes of rich people.
>
> How about our great ones at Guwahati?
>
> mm
>
>  ------------------------------
> From:  *"Bartta Bistar" <barttabistar at googlemail.com>*
> To:  *AssamNet <assam at assamnet.org>*
> Subject:  *[Assam] CNN should be ashamed of this poor quality report. CNN
> has the reputation of 'up to the minute' reporting across the globe. CNN
> must place non-south Asian reporters in the region covered in the above
> report for a meaningful media reporting.*
> Date:  *Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:06:41 +0100*
>
> **
>
> Mapping the strife-torn Northeast**
>
> *http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mapping-the-strifetorn-northeast/23290-3.html
>
> *
>
>  **
>
> *New Delhi:* Most of the armed terrorist groups in the Northeast are
> fighting for greater autonomy and in many cases even sovereignty.
>
>  Manipur is the hotbed of ethnic conflicts between different tribes that
> are fighting for their own space. Peoples' Liberation Army and United
> National Liberation Front are the two main insurgent groups.
>
>  In Assam, the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is demanidng a
> sovereign state for the Assamese, while the National Democratic Front of
> Bodoland is keen to set up a separate autonomous region for ethnic Bodo
> people.
>
>  In Nagaland, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim is split into two
> factions - NCSN(IM) led by Isaac Muivah and NSCN(K) faction led by Khaplang.
>
>
>  Their demands include formation of a greater Nagaland, which goes beyond
> the existing state boundries.
>
> Apart from these, insurgent groups are also operating in Tripura,
> Meghalaya and Mizoram.
>
>
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